evidence: The JVP/NPP manifesto is open in its support for India, declaring the party would not allow the use of Sri Lankan "land, sky or the sea for any activity that will threaten the region, including India." With India a crucial US strategic partner in the military encirclement of China, the JVP is lining up with Washington. JVP leaders have held several closed-doors meetings with Julie Chung, the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and senior US officials during the past two years.