Newly-appointed Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha met former president Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday (14) and discussed New Delhi’s consistent support to Colombo over the last several decades.
They discussed Sri Lanka’s age-old relationship with India, as well as India’s consistent support to Sri Lanka over the last several decades as a close friend and neighbour.
Jha assumed charge as the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka in December 2023.
A senior Indian diplomat, Jha was India’s Ambassador to the European Union, Belgium and Luxembourg before taking up his assignment in Colombo.