Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka brought the Pacific conflict into Indian Ocean by having a surreptitious agreement with China and now effectively surrendering the sovereignty of the island. China did ‘threaten’ Sri Lanka with severe consequences, once having the country a beggar nation, when SL put a hold on the snooping ship’s arrival. India needs to step up efforts to ensure that rights of Sri Lankan Tamils are re-established in Sri Lanka. Removing Chinese naval presence from Sri Lanka should be a clear goal of India - otherwise the present “commercial” port will surely evolve into a military outpost - and the Chinese communist party is one of the most untrustworthy entities in the world - and will expand its tentacles within Sri Lanka. Russia invaded Ukraine to protect the Russian minority in Easter Ukraine and in process it is destroying that country. Trust this will not be a precedent for India. It is better just to be strong and stubborn.