Srilanka, June 11 -- For decades, Sri Lanka has debated ports, airports, expressways, free trade agreements, and foreign investments as pathways to economic transformation. Yet one proposal has consistently resurfaced across governments, administrations, and geopolitical cycles as perhaps the most consequential infrastructure project ever contemplated for the island nation: a permanent land connection between India and Sri Lanka.

The proposed India-Sri Lanka Binational Bridge and Tunnel, stretching approximately 23 kilometres between Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka, is often viewed through a narrow political lens. Critics focus on sovereignty concerns, migration fears, and environmental challenges. However, when e...