Today’s ceremonial welcome for PM Modi at Independence Square, Colombo was special as this is the first time Sri Lanka has accorded such a welcome to a visiting dignitary.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka marked its 75th independence anniversary Saturday as a bankrupt nation, with many citizens angry, anxious and in no mood to celebrate.

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