Examine the statements below and select the most appropriate option. Assertion (A): India's Dornier aircraft aid and OCC role show a shift in its development partnership with Sri Lanka towards defence focus. Reason (R): President Disanayaka declined India's maritime security assistance and requested only cultural and financial cooperation.
A is true, but R is false
Assertion (A): India has indeed gifted/leased Dornier maritime patrol aircraft to Sri Lanka and helped establish the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, while also serving as co-chair of Sri Lanka's Official Creditors' Committee (OCC) for debt restructuring. Together these mark a noticeable broadening of the India–Sri Lanka partnership into defence and maritime security alongside development assistance. A is true.
Reason (R): The opposite is the case. During his December 2024 state visit to India, President Anura Kumara Disanayaka thanked India for the Dornier aircraft and the MRCC, and the joint statement reaffirmed continued cooperation in defence and maritime security. He did not decline India's maritime security assistance, and he did not limit the request to cultural and financial cooperation only. R is false.
Hence the correct option is A is true, but R is false.
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