Amid economic crisis, India-Lanka discuss good governance

An Indian delegation led by the Director General of National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), Bharat Lal, undertook two-day visit to Colombo over the weekend and called on President of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, to discuss steps to boost local economy and governance.

He was accompanied by High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Bagley, A P Singh, Associate Professor of NCGG and other senior diplomats of the Mission. During the meeting Wickremesinghe shared his vision for Sri Lanka, a strategy to address the recent economic challenges and put the country on the path of high economic growth. The discussion centred around policy reforms, good governance, digitalization, capacity building and training, institution building, and assured public service delivery. He admired the way India has managed socio-economic development and has ensured high economic growth. Wickremesinghe urged NCGG to help in establishing a University of Governance and Public Policy in Sri Lanka.