Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins Srilankan Presidential Polls. Arun gives his takeaways with Pros & Cons for India-Srilanka ties.
The recently concluded Srilankan Presendential elections have raised the eye brows of many. As the Srilanka Podujana Peramuna presendial candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa the younger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa won the Srilankan Presidential Elections 2019 raises the big question of his approach towards India and Indian originated Srilankan Tamils in Srilanka. Here I have analysed the track record and his recent stand on India-Srilanka relations. Newly elected Srilankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa Gotabaya Rajapaksa is known for his part in ending the Civil War in 2009 against the banned LTTE. He was the defense secretary at the time of his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa regime. He was acquised of the Genocide against Srilankan Tamils. And his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa is known for his Pro-Chinese approach. There were instances of Hambantota Port, a famous port been given to China for defense use. This was alarming to India at that time as China fielded it