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An aircraft from India's Alliance Air touches down at Jaffna International Airport on Oct. 17. The flight was part of a ceremony inaugurating the country's third international airport. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara)
MUNZA MUSHTAQ, Contributing writer | Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's former war-torn northern province has become entangled in the geopolitical power plays between China and India following the opening of the country's third international airport in Jaffna, 400 km north of Colombo.

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