Sri Lanka, March 22 -- Sri Lanka's former Justice Minister Ali Sabry has lauded the government's decision to maintain neutrality by declining a US request to allow aircraft to land at Sri Lankan airports in early March.

Speaking exclusively to India Today, Sabry expressed strong support for the move, stating, "I'm proud that the President had the courage and foresight to do what is the right thing to do."

Sabry emphasized that the decision was a testament to Sri Lanka's "ferociously independent" foreign policy.

He argued that as a small nation, Sri Lanka cannot afford to be dragged into the conflicts of global superpowers.

"We shouldn't get involved in any of the conflicts. Small countries cannot take sides. these are not choices whic...