"The UPI payment gateway will be signed. And I think both our leaders will connect online which will help increase tourism," the Minister said speaking to WION diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal in Perth.

"The Minister is in Perth for the Indian Ocean conference. He also pointed to the establishment of Indian IIT in his country.

He said, "A delegation from Sri Lanka has gone to IIT Madras and they are discussing this possibility of establishing an IIT campus in Sri Lanka," the WION reported.