COLOMBO -- The U.S. government's new military blueprint in the Indian Ocean is facing headwinds in Sri Lanka, a strategically located South Asian island also being courted by India, China and Japan in a scramble for geopolitical influence.
International relations
US-Sri Lanka military negotiations hit a roadblock
Colombo flustered as it balances its relations with China, India and Japan
The assistance Sri Lanka received from many nations during its civil war is making it difficult for Colombo to favor one of them, the U.S. © Reuters
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