Japan and India to develop Colombo port, countering Belt and Road

With Sri Lanka, partners take on China's expanding Indian Ocean presence

20190520 Colombo Port

Port of Colombo is an important strategic spot for both China and Japan. (Photo by Yuji Kuronuma)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- The governments of Japan, India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly develop the Port of Colombo, Nikkei has learned, as the Indian Ocean becomes more integral to global trade.

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