If this news is true...then from my point of view ,there is no harm in making strong relationship with neighbours...Infact it will help India strategically . The more good relations , India will develop with neighbours, More it will sure for its own development..And Btw its a loan, so apart from Goodwill India will also gain something more of it..
The history I know, India always wanted and wants a good relationship with its neighbors.
But does the neighbors have the same feeling about India is the question.
Forget Pakistan for a moment.
Take an example of Bangladesh.
Mujib was assassinated. The BD members of this forum hate AL for having good ties with India and always advocate BNP (Khaleda Zia's Party) who is an anti India Party.
How much India has done for Bangladesh since 1971 for better relations?
How many times India has taken 2 steps back to improve relationship with BD?
What all we get in return is nothing but hostility.
-2001 incident for example
-Helping and harboring Indian Militant groups like ULFA.
-Nexus with ISI for anti India activities
and list goes on and on
Same applies to Lanka with Mahinda Rajapaksa (Spelling).
He thinks himself of an Iron Man who can conquer India by alligning with China and Pakistan.
Lanka must be taken care before we have another Bangladesh like foe in our neighborhood.
GB