India on Thursday said that its missiles are not targeting neighboring Sri Lanka's strategic locations, refuting media reports on the issue as "completely baseless and fabricated".

A news portal recently claimed that India has stationed its long-range missile system targeting strategic institutions of the island nation. But the Indian High Commission in Colombo has issued a clear denial, according to media reports in India.

"We have seen news reports in some websites and in the print media claiming that Indian missiles were targeted at Sri Lanka's strategic installations. These reports are completely baseless and fabricated," the Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement.

"Speculation on such sensitive issues in a manner calculated to mislead is out of tune with the spirit of the friendly and close relations India and Sri Lanka enjoy, including in the fields of defence and security," it added.