In respect of India-Sri Lanka relations, discuss how domestic factors influence foreign policy.
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The fisheries dispute and the IPKF legacy show how domestic issues shape India's Sri Lanka policy, alongside Colombo's own balancing.
- Talks during Rajnath Singh's September 2026 visit covered the Palk Strait fisheries dispute, where bottom trawling by Indian boats is a recurring complaint.
- India intervened directly in Sri Lanka's conflict in 1987 and the IPKF withdrew by March 1990, a history that still limits ties.
- Colombo continues to balance New Delhi and Beijing, though President Dissanayake assured that Sri Lankan territory would not be used against India's security interests.