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Sri Lanka Awards Energy Deal To India, Scrapes Chinese Company’s Tender

March 1, 2024 admin

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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India-Sri Lanka Ferry Service Truly Big Step: S Jaishankar

October 14, 2023 admin

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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At Indian Ocean conference in Colombo, Jaishankar raises dangers of unviable debt, projects

October 11, 2023 admin

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…

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India to increases grants by 50% for community development projects in Sri Lanka: Official

September 1, 2023 admin

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…

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