India sends 38,000 MT of fuel to Sri Lanka
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- India delivered 38,000 metric tonnes of petroleum to Sri Lanka — 20,000 MT of diesel and 18,000 MT of petrol — the Indian High Commission in Colombo announced on March 28, 2026.
- PM Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a phone call discussing the war in West Asia and energy cooperation, with the fuel shipment following that conversation.
- External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath held a separate telephone conversation on March 23, 2026, the High Commission said.
- The Indian High Commission in Colombo framed the delivery as India supporting Sri Lanka, announcing the shipment in an official statement on Saturday.
Why it matters: India delivered 38,000 MT of petroleum to Sri Lanka — 20,000 MT diesel and 18,000 MT petrol — after a Modi-Dissanayake call that raised the West Asia war and energy cooperation. The shipment follows separate diplomatic contacts between the two countries at the prime ministerial and foreign minister level in late March.
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