Indian embassy denies ‘speculative reports’ of New Delhi sending troops to Sri Lanka

COLOMBO: The Excessive Fee of India in Colombo dismissed on Monday circulating stories that New Delhi is sending troops to Sri Lanka following one of many largest anti-government marches within the crisis-hit nation this yr.

Sri Lanka is dealing with its worst financial disaster since gaining independence in 1948 and has suffered by way of months of meals and gasoline shortages which have pressured faculties to close. The nation has suffered report inflation, reaching 54.6 p.c in June.