India would have a legitimate concern about any foreign presence in Sri Lanka that precludes India.
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By Nirupama Rao
(Full Text of Sree Chithira Tirunal Balarama Varma ,birth centenary lecture titled‘India in a tough neighbourhood” that was delivered at Trivandrum on December 14th 2013.)
I am deeply honoured to be here at the kind and gracious invitation of Maharaja Sree Padmanabha Dasa Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma at the Kanakakkunnu Palace to deliver the Centenary lecture to honour the erstwhile Maharaja of Travancore, Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma whose Birth Centenary is being celebrated today. I know Maharaja Marthanda Varma cannot be here with us today due to unavoidable circumstances. I send him my warmest regards and my respects, and wish him a safe and speedy recovery.
