WHY IS PM MODI's VISIT TO SRI LANKA IMPORTANT? Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo on a three-day (April 4-6, 2025) visit to Sri Lanka after attending the sixth BIMSTEC summit, where he was given a warm welcome. He was also given a guard of honor at Colombo's Independence Square. Tabla player Pesala Manoj also arrived to welcome him in Colombo. This is his first visit to Sri Lanka after 2019 and fourth since 2015. This is also the first visit of a foreign leader after the change of power in Sri Lanka . Sri Lanka is a small country in size but strategically very important. Sri Lanka is located at a very important place in the Indian Ocean. Many important strategic locations of India can be monitored from Sri Lanka. This is the reason why India is concerned about the growing influence of China in Sri Lanka. Therefore, the purpose of the visit is to increase defense relations and reduce the growing influence of China . Apart from this, this island...