China Growing Influence and India’s Security Concern in Sri Lanka after 1990s

The ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is affected by the regional power dynamic, with external powers seeking to increase their own, and counter the influence of others. Any involvement in any conflict of Sri Lanka may be viewed in the perspective of India's national security concerns. The post LTTE period, India finds China making inroads into Sri Lanka. China ties with Sri Lanka gave it a foothold near the critical sea lanes and also entry into what India considered being its backyard. China assertive diplomacy primarily get to establish its economic and security ties with Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. In some cases this forming of times has left join port construction or enlargement deals, example include Gwadar in Pakistan Hambantota in Sri Lanka, Chittagong in Bangladesh and sittwe port in Myanmar. The all weather friendship between China and Pakistan has been a cause of concern for India for a long time.