Colombo/New Delhi, April 7 -- Amid the new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump, Sri Lanka has turned to India to help it stave off the potential detrimental impact the tariffs can have on the island country's economy.

During the meeting of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Sri Lankan President brought up the matter and emphasised on enhancing Colombo's economic cooperation with New Delhi to deal with the fallout of such actions with geo-economic implications, according to the Daily Mirror.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, briefing the media in Colombo, said that there was reference to this aspect during the bilateral discussion between Prime Minister Modi and Sri Lankan Pre...