Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Photo: Reuters
Sri Lanka’s tilt towards China expected to be ‘low key’ as new president Gotabaya Rajapaksa takes the reins
- Incoming leader says he will not allow the island nation to be pulled into a proxy contest among the world’s major powers
- But analysts foresee a cautious creep towards the pro-Beijing policies of predecessor and brother Mahinda
Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Photo: Reuters