Why did India, which swallowed mountains and rivers, dare not annex Sri Lanka?

India, which swallowed mountains and rivers, did not dare to annex Sri Lanka because, first, Britain intervened strongly; Second, different cultures; Third, India will split.

According to the report, the earliest Sri Lankan cultural relic related to China is silk fragments, which has a history of 2,000 years. Other cultural relics related to China include porcelain and copper coins. At the same time, it is of great significance to promote China's research on the Maritime Silk Road. Today, as an important node on the Maritime Silk Road, Sri Lanka is implementing it? Belt and Road? Implementation is also of great significance.

As China? Belt and Road? As a responder and an important partner of this initiative, Sri Lanka has received economic and military assistance from China. Recently, it was reported that China will present a frigate to the Sri Lankan navy to further strengthen the pragmatic cooperation between the two armies. In addition, China helped it eliminate the LTTE armed forces and invested heavily in its domestic infrastructure construction. Entering the new century, Sino-Sri Lankan relations are heating up. However, this makes India nervous.

Sri Lanka is located in the Indian Ocean, facing India across the sea. As we all know, India has always had the ambition to dominate the Indian Ocean, and even regarded the small neighboring countries as its own backyard. But Sri Lanka, a small island country, has great courage to flirt with China, which is regarded as the biggest rival, under the nose of India. So why does Sri Lanka have the courage? Why does India turn a blind eye to Sri Lanka's move?

But Britain made Ceylon independent from India because the British took a fancy to Ceylon's important position. If we control it, we can get stuck in the throat of the Indian Ocean. So Ceylon belongs directly to the British royal family, and the king of England is also the king of Ceylon Kingdom. In terms of status, it is the same as India. After the colonial era, there is no need to belittle India, so India can't find a reason to annex Sri Lanka in history. Culturally, Sri Lanka and India are completely different. India is a multi-religious country where Hinduism, Islam and Sikhism coexist and have fierce conflicts. Sri Lanka is a country where Buddhism prevails and has its own unique Buddhist culture. Although Sri Lanka has other religions brought in by foreign countries during the colonial period, we are not a family culturally.

In fact, India has not completely abandoned Sri Lanka. During the colonial period, Britain moved a large number of Tamils to Sri Lanka, which later directly led to Sri Lanka's civil war. India directly participated in Sri Lanka's civil war on the grounds of supporting Tamils. As a result, the Tamil people in India had a separatist tendency, and the Indian army had to hurry back to China to suppress the rebellion.

If India really wants to annex Sri Lanka, then the Tamils in southern India are likely to unite with the Tamils in northern Sri Lanka to seek independence. India's control over the south has always been weak. If Tamils and Sri Lankans bury the hatchet and work together for India, it is not annexation. It's almost as if they ate a big bomb, and if they are not careful, they will be blown apart.