India & Sri Lanka - Feb 3

India will be assisting Sri Lanka in the implementation of a finance intelligence entity in Sri Lanka, in order to trace more than $5 billion stashed overseas by the former Rajapaksa regime. President Sirisena is aiming to fulfill promises to check corruption and repatriate money transferred abroad. Indian Prime Minister Modi's upcoming trip to Colombo in March will be the first stand-alone bilateral visit made by an Indian PM in 26 years. Source: The Daily Mirror