Why Doesn't India Own Sri Lanka?

The peoples of India and Sri Lanka share a similar cultural history, were both colonized by the British Empire, and both won their freedom at around the same time. Yet, despite the immense diversity of the Indian republic, and the fact that Sri Lanka is literally just off of the Indian coast, they've never made any real attempt to incorporate Sri Lanka as a state of India. Even under the British, Sri Lanka and India were administered separately. Which begs the question: why in spite of all their similarities did India and Sri Lanka not unite? Why doesn't India own Sri Lanka? Subscribe for more history: https://www.youtube.com/c/LookBackHis... Instagram (behind the scenes!):   / james_king3125   More Videos: Why Does France Own Corsica?:    • Why Does France Own Corsica?   What Caused Italian Unification?:    • What Caused Italian Unification?   The Franco-Prussian War Explained:    • What Was the Franco-Prussian War | The Fra...   Why Wasn't Ethiopia Colonized?:    • How Did Ethiopia Avoid Colonialism?   Why Is Texas American?:    • Why Is Texas American? | The Texas Revolut...   Music: Danse Macabre - Busy Strings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.com/