Washington, Jan. 22 -- wo significant developments occurred last week - to be exact on January 14 - if Sri Lanka bothers to take serious note because of the two events' implications to this South Asian nation which Washington considers strategically located in the Indo-Pacific region and US official documents have already named Sri Lanka as a "Willing Partner".

One: the official visit to Sri Lanka of President Trump's point person for South Asia, his trusted nominee in the most-vital National Security Council, Lisa Curtis, in what Asian Tribune learned from 'an insider' only travels to another nation if Trump had put that nation on his agenda or has some serious concern about that nation.

Two: If Sri Lanka ever bothered to find out the ...