India’s foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale said
that India will enhance its commitment to Sri Lanka in the wake of the recent bomb attacks on
churches and hotels that killed more than 250.
The announcement is made ahead of the visit of
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka on June 8. The PM will be
visiting the Maldives also. This will be his first foreign trip since winning a
second term in power.
Sri Lanka:
- President: Maithripala Sirisena
- Prime Minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
- Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Official languages: Sinhala, Tamil
- Currency: Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)