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Item A Study on India –Sri Lanka Cooperation since 2015 under the UNF and BJP Governments(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Thalpawila, O.N.The bilateral relations between United People Freedom Alliance government in Sri Lanka and Congress Party government in India had deteriorated since 2015. Although, the Indian government assisted a number of post war reconstruction and development projects in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, many criticism and allegations were made by the Indian government on reconciliation measures in the Northern Province. Further, growing Sri Lanka- China relation was highly suspected by the Indian government. The aim of this paper is to examine India-Sri Lanka relations carried out by the United National Front government in Sri Lanka and Bharathiya Janatha Party government in India between 2015- 2018. The methodology of data collection was purely based on secondary data and this is a qualitatively analysis. Prime Minister of India Narendra Mod visited Sri Lanka two times and the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasingha also visited India to reconfirm diplomatic relations. Modi once stated that Sri Lanka was the most reliable neighbor to India. Indian government assisted several projects in Sri Lanka and Memorandum of understanding was signed in 2017 on economic cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, livestock and electricity power all of which would be jointly developed by the two countries. Both governments carried out talks on development of the Palaly airport, Mattala airport and the East container terminal of the Colombo harbor. In 2018, when Sri Lankan Prime Minister visited India, Prime Minister Modi expressed bitter disappointment and regret about the issue of the constantly delaying of Indian development projects by the Sri Lankan government. That was followed by President Sirisena’s serious allegations which was reportedly made against New Delhi on RAW activities. However, data revealed that India–Sri Lanka cooperation had started to develop into a better relationship since 2015 in order to protect Indian interest in the South Asian regionItem China- Sri Lanka Diplomatic Relations: analyzing means and ends of development policies in Sri Lanka.(1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Pushpamali, W.M.V.China has become the world’s second largest economy. Sri Lanka is a small economy that is ranked as a lower middle income country. China and Sri Lanka have extensive historical links, religious and cultural, economic and also diplomatic. The strategic location of Sri Lanka, with key shipping lanes, ‘String of Pearls’, has significantly enhanced the two countries’ relations in recent years. Sri Lanka’s strategic location has attracted China’s attention recently due to its strategic interests. Diplomatic ties that have lasted for 60 years between the two countries have mutually benefited both countries. The main objective of this article is to investigate the reasons for this relationship. Other specific objectives can be mentioned as to examine whether there are any hidden agenda, to evaluate the impact of the diplomatic relationship between these two countries and to analyze the outcome of this relationship. The analysis is based on secondary data, such as published and unpublished books, journals, research and etc. The method that is used to analyze the data is descriptive analysis. The findings will be redounded to the future researchers. For instance there are so many hidden objectives for giving funds to Sri Lanka. For instance, because China is a rising power funding Sri Lanka will help to increase its power I Asia Based on the analysis although Sri Lanka does not geographically share borders with China, China regards its relationship with Sri Lanka as an important part of its good neighbor policy. Sri Lanka appears to have forged closer relations with China. Sri Lanka welcomed Chinese investment in building a port in Hambantota, arms from China for use in its civil war, to construct Bandaranaike Memorial Conference Hall (BMICH), highways, Lotus tower and “dialogue partner” status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The two countries have the consensus to work together for a bright future through the bilateral relationship, which will not only benefit the two peoples but also the whole world.