Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake wears his shoes during his visit at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in Rajghat, in New Delhi on December 16, 2024. Dissanayake is on his first overseas visit to India as head of state, vowing to bolster ties between the neighbours. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (R) bestows rose petals at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial in Rajghat, in New Delhi on December 16, 2024. Dissanayake is on his first overseas visit to India as head of state, vowing to bolster ties between the neighbours. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake walk before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 16, 2024. Dissanayake is on his first overseas visit to India as head of state, vowing to bolster ties between the neighbours. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s president, left, shakes hands with Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, during a ceremonial reception at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Dissanayake is visiting India until Dec. 17. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAnura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s president, right, with Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Dissanayake is visiting India until Dec. 17. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesAnura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s president, speaks during a news conference with Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, not pictured, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. India and Sri Lanka will establish power grid connectivity and a multi-product petroleum pipeline, Modi said. Photographer: Prakash Singh/Bloomberg via Getty Images