♤ India is also interested in developing container facilities at the Colombo Port and developing the Trincomalee harbour

♤ The RBI initiative- Sri Lanka’s location is strategic for India’s maritime security, and China’s RBI – Maritime Silk Route. India is strongly asserting against China which is trying to build strategic assets in the garb of infrastructure projects all around India. India has conveyed to Sri Lanka its conerns about security and Sri Lanka has assured of not allowing anything against India’s security interests. In the context of the Hamabntota port India hopes that the security assurances inserted in the concession agreement would be scrupulously upheld in the future.