Former Foreign Secretary of India Ambassador Shyam Saran explained that India’s support rendered towards Sri Lanka's economic recovery has no strings attached adding that "what India offers to Sri Lanka is either on grant or credit at low rate". Speaking to Indeewari Amuwatte during the current affairs programme ‘At HydePark’ on Ada Derana 24 during his visit to Sri Lanka in ... 2023, Shyam Saran reaffirmed that India does not object Chinese investments in Sri Lanka but cautioned that the Sri Lankan government should be mindful whether such investments serve the country’s interest. Highlighting that India being Sri Lanka's geographically closest neighbour in the South Asian Region, "has its own genuine security concerns", the Former Indian Foreign Secretary was of the view that both Sri Lanka and India naturally have a reciprocal advantage of being concerned about each other’s security. This episode of 'At HydePark with Indeewari Amuwatte' was aired on Ada Derana 24 on 2 November 2023.