Island nation southeast of India (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

sri lanka

(Other definitions for sri lanka that I've seen before include "[TEST TEAM]" , "Former Ceylon" , ""The teardrop of India"" , "Ceylon since 1972" , "Country off the southeast coast of India" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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