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Sri Lanka introduces fuel subsidies for economic relief amid West Asia war

April 7, 2026 admin

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Tuesday (April 7, 2026) announced an economic relief package aimed at minimising the impact of the West Asia conflict. Speaking at the parliament, Mr. Dissanayake said that India has agreed to provide…

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Sri Lanka looks to India-backed Trincomalee project amid energy crisis

March 21, 2026 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Vijitha Herath, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism. | Photo Credit: ANI Redeveloping the Second World War-era oil tank farms in Sri Lanka’s eastern Trincomalee district is the “permanent solution” to the energy crisis, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said, adding that the government was taking…

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Supreme Court accords ceremonial welcome to Sri Lankan Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena

December 11, 2025 admin

Image use dfor representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant on Thursday (December 11, 2025) led the Supreme Court in according a ceremonial welcome to his Sri Lankan counterpart Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, who is currently on an official visit to India. Justice Surasena, who assumed office…

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Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya interview: ‘India and China have goodwill towards us’

November 10, 2025 admin

India and China have shown enormous goodwill towards Sri Lanka and recognise the island nation as an important partner, the country’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said. In an interview to The Hindu marking one year of the National People’s Power (NPP) government, she said that bringing stability and fostering a new political culture were the government’s biggest…

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Frontrunners, What’s At Stake, Implications For India

September 18, 2024 admin

Sri Lanka’s 17 million voters will choose from among 39 candidates. The political landscape in Sri Lanka is set to change as its citizens elect a new President on Saturday. Sri Lanka’s 17 million voters will choose from among 39 candidates in the country’s first election after the people’s uprising of 2022, which led to…

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EAM Jaishankar arrives in Sri Lanka, unveils projects with President Wickremesinghe

June 20, 2024 admin

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar being welcomed by Governor of Eastern Province of Sri Lanka, Senthil Thondaman, upon his arrival in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Sri Lanka on Thursday, June 20, 2024, his first visit here in his second consecutive term…

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India-gifted ambulance service in Sri Lanka in need of critical support

May 15, 2024 admin

Arguably India’s most popular project in Sri Lanka, the ambulance network has attended to about 82 lakh calls and 19 lakh medical emergencies till date, including in remote areas | Photo Credit: File Photo An India-gifted free ambulance service in Sri Lanka, providing vital pre-hospital emergency care across the island for eight years, appears to…

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Why are Katchatheevu pacts being questioned? | Explained

April 6, 2024 admin

Indian and Sri Lankan pilgrims leave Katchatheevu in March 2023 after attending the St. Anthony’s Church festival. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The story so far: On March 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on social media platform ‘X’ that he blamed the Congress for “callously” giving away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. He cited…

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Katchatheevu Island, The New Flashpoint In BJP Vs Opposition

April 1, 2024 admin

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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S Jaishankar Meets Sri Lankan President, Holds Extensive Discussions

October 11, 2023 admin

S Jaishankar met with President Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat. Colombo: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday called on Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo and held “extensive discussions” aimed at enhancing the relationship between the two neighbours. The minister, who is here to attend the 23rd Council of Ministers Meeting of the…

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