Sri lanka Election 2019: November Lanka polls to test …

India is keeping a close watch on the upcoming presidential elections in Sri Lanka, where pro-China Gotabaya Rajapaksa is pitted against housing minister and deputy leader of the ruling United National Party Sajith Premadasa. The outcome of the election next month will have a bearing on India’s presence in the southern Indian Ocean region.

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