India, April 4 -- India and Sri Lanka are set to unveil measures to bolster cooperation in areas ranging from digitalisation to energy and defence at a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday, as New Delhi continues its support for the island nation's economic recovery.

Modi, who arrived in Colombo on Friday evening after attending the Bimstec Summit in Bangkok, will be the first foreign leader to be hosted by Dissanayake since leading a coalition headed by his party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), to victory in last year's election.

Sri Lanka rolled out the red carpet for Modi, with six ministers, including foreign minister Vijitha Herath, turning out to receive him at Bandarana...