Sri Lanka, April 5 -- In the run up to general elections in most countries, politicians conveniently forget the long-term interests of the nation, its bilateral relations with other countries and ethical principles and make utterances based purely on gaining votes. It is common to South Asia too and the biggest democracy in the world, India is also not an exception.

Last Sunday Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition Congress of handing over Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka when it was in power in 1974. He posted on X: "We can't ever trust Congress. Weakening India's unity, integrity, and interests have been the Congress' way of working for 75 years and counting."

Erudite Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a product of pre...