These remarks were made in light of recent changes in the governments of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake being sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President and Sheikh Hasina's removal from power in Bangladesh before that.
We did it in a timely manner.We did it on a scale.We provided $4.5 billion, which effectively stabilised the Sri Lankan economy." Jaishankar added that this assistance was not tied to any political conditionality."We were doing it as a good neighbour who did not want to see that kind of economic meltdown at our doorstep.
Highlighting that India "stepped forward" when Colombo was facing a "very deep economic crisis", and when "nobody else came forward", Jaishankar said, "And I'm very glad we did it.
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