India is likely to support the resolution that gives Sri Lanka another two years to address allegations of war crimes and international humanitarian law violations.

The draft resolution is expected to be taken up before the 34th session of UNHRC which is scheduled to conclude on March 24.

Sri Lanka has already announced that it will co-sponsor the resolution, along with the UK, Macedonia and Montenegro – the core group presenting the resolution to the 34th session. 

The Wire, an Indian news agency, said it had learnt that a large western power informally requested India to join the list of co-sponsors. 

"However, New Delhi judged that co-sponsoring would be a step too far and simply supporting the resolution would suffice. This decision was taken as India had to be careful of navigating its complex relationship with various parties within Sri Lanka, as well as India’s own domestic politics, the Wire said.