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After an apparently strained relationship with Colombo during Mr. Rajapaksa’s tenure — predominantly over what India saw as Sri Lanka’s growing proximity to China — New Delhi was quick to welcome and reach out to Colombo’s new dispensation following the January 8 election.via: http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/modi-to-visit-jaffna-during-sri-lanka-trip/article6849872.ece