Lanka Needs Support, Not ‘Unwanted Pressure’ to Serve Another Country’s Agenda, Says India as it Slams China on ‘Spy Ship’ Issue

​Sri Lanka granted the port access to the vessel from August 16 to 22 on condition that it will keep the Automatic Identification System (AIS) switched on within the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Sri Lanka and no scientific research to be conducted in Sri Lankan waters