India Tightens Hold Over Sri Lanka With Its Defence Ministry Acquiring Colombo Dockyard – Analysis

With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry's Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India's position in Sri Lanka's maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened.

Given Colombo port's strategic location in the Indian Ocean, it has been eyed by regional...