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EAM S. Jaishankar with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in New Delhi on June 10, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will arrive in Colombo on June 20, in his official first visit to a neighbouring country since the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s coalition government assumed charge in India…
High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Santosh Jha meets Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman during his visit to Eastern Province, on May 5. | Photo Credit: ANI The Eastern Province holds special significance in connectivity initiatives between India and Sri Lanka, Indian envoy Santosh Jha has said, as he visited the three districts in…
A view of the Sarayu River at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy India has initiated the process of sending sacred Sarayu river water to Sri Lanka for the consecration ceremony of Seetha Amma Temple, dedicated to Goddess Sita. The consecration ceremony of Seetha Amma Temple will take place on May…
Katchatheevu is located around 33 km from the Indian coast near Rameswaram New Delhi: A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the latest flashpoint between the Congress and the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The island of Katchatheevu, a disputed area, was given to Sri Lanka by…
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China and India have been competing for major infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka (Representational) Sri Lanka on Friday awarded the construction of three solar and wind hybrid power generation facilities to an Indian company after scrapping a tender won by a Chinese firm. India has long been concerned about growing Chinese influence in the island…
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The high-speed ferry is operated by the Shipping Corporation of India. New Delhi: The launch of a passenger ferry service from Tamil Nadu’s Nagapattinam to Kankesanthurai near Jaffna in Sri Lanka is a “truly big step” for boosting people-to-people contacts, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday. In his remarks at a virtual ceremony…
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India’s Foreign Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks during a media briefing of the 23rd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) g in Colombo on October 11, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP India wants to be a “friend to the world”, the voice of the global south, and will work to ensure a free, open and inclusive Indian Ocean region, said…
India will increase up to 50% of the financial grant for nine ongoing high-impact community projects in Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission said here on Friday. With the increase in the financial allocation for the projects under the India-Sri Lanka High Impact Community Development Project (HICDP) framework, the current grant for the initiative stands…
