♤ Civil War in Sri Lanka ended through military operation in 2009.

5.2. Evolution of India Sri Lanka Relations

♤ The relationship between India and Sri Lanka is more than 2,500 years old and both sides have built upon a legacy of intellectual, cultural, religious and linguistic interaction.

♤ India and Sri Lanka commemorated the 2600th year of the attainment of enlightenment by Lord Buddha (Sambuddhatva Jayanthi) through joint activities. These included the exposition of Sacred Kapilavastu Relics in Sri Lanka that took place in August - September 2012.

♤ A Maritime agreement was signed by India and Sri Lanka in 1974. Where in India handed over the uninhabited Kacchateevu.