India, March 29 -- With the West Asia conflict causing disruptions to the global oil and gas supply, India has stepped in as part of its "neighbourhood policy". Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked New Delhi on Sunday for its "swift support" by sending fuel to the island nation during its energy crisis.

Taking to X, the Sri Lankan leader wrote Colombo had received 38,000 metric tonnes of fuel from India.

"Spoke with PM @narendramodi a few days ago about the fuel supply disruptions Sri Lanka is facing due to the Middle East conflict. Grateful for India's swift support. 38,000 MT of fuel arrived in Colombo yesterday. My thanks also to EAM @DrSJaishankar for his close coordination," Dissanayake wrote on the social media pl...