China’s threat to India would come from Sri Lanka, warns Vaiko

China’s threat to India would come from Sri Lanka, warns Vaiko

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) MP Vaiko. File | Photo Credit: ANI MDMK general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Vaiko on Tuesday urged the Indian government to handle its relationship with Sri Lanka, considering the threat posed by China’s entry into the island nation. Addressing an all-party meet chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in … Read more

Malaysia joins Thailand and Sri Lanka in granting visa-free entry for Indians

Malaysia joins Thailand and Sri Lanka in granting visa-free entry for Indians

Image for representation purpose only. Malaysia will grant a 30-day visa-free entry for Indian and Chinese citizens from December 1, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced, joining Thailand and Sri Lanka in recent weeks to offer such a facility to foreigners to promote tourism. Mr. Ibrahim said the waiver was an additional facility to the … Read more

Kamal Nath counters Hindutva plank of BJP, vows revival of Sita temple in Sri Lanka

Kamal Nath counters Hindutva plank of BJP, vows revival of Sita temple in Sri Lanka

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath on Tuesday said if voted to power in the Assembly elections, the Congress will revive the project to construct Sita Mata temple in Sri Lanka even as he made a string of promises mostly concerning Hindu community. He also said the new government … Read more

Four years after India pulled out of RCEP talks, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh want to join

Four years after India pulled out of RCEP talks, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh want to join

Four years after India walked out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, neighbours Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are now considering their chances of membership in the 15-nation trading bloc. Sri Lanka has already applied to join the RCEP, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who begins a visit to Beijing for the Belt and Road … Read more

India should not provide unconditional assistance to Sri Lanka: Anbumani Ramadoss

India should not provide unconditional assistance to Sri Lanka: Anbumani Ramadoss

PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Thursday said India should not provide unconditional support to Sri Lanka. In a statement, he pointed out that the motive of Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Indian visit on July 21 is to seek assistance and investments from India. Mr. Anbumani said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should urge Mr. Wickremesinghe … Read more

S. Jaishankar to visit Maldives, Sri Lanka

S. Jaishankar to visit Maldives, Sri Lanka

A file photo of Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar during a UN Security Council briefing hosted by the Government of India in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will be on a three-day visit to the Maldives and Sri Lanka beginning Wednesday to further expand bilateral engagement with … Read more

India expected to send ‘positive’ message on debt during Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka

India expected to send ‘positive’ message on debt during Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s visit to Colombo on Thursday will focus on “supporting Sri Lanka” in its current economic crisis, government sources said, adding that talks are ongoing in the field of energy security, food security, currency swap arrangements as well as talks about restructuring … Read more

Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from Dubai

Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Sri Lanka from Dubai

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was ousted from power last year over his government’s mishandling of the cash-strapped country’s economy, has returned here from Dubai, his first foreign trip since returning to Sri Lanka four months ago. Rajapaksa and wife Ioma arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport here from Dubai on Thursday, the Daily Mirror Lanka … Read more

India hands 125 SUVs to Sri Lanka Police under line of credit

India hands 125 SUVs to Sri Lanka Police under line of credit

India has handed 125 SUVs to the Sri Lanka Police under a line of credit as part of its ongoing efforts to support the cash-strapped island nation, and address the serious mobility restriction issues faced by the police, due to non-availability of vehicles. As part of its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, India has extended multi-pronged assistance … Read more

High Commissioner to Sri Lanka indicates India’s willingness to support Palaly airport expansion in Jaffna

High Commissioner to Sri Lanka indicates India’s willingness to support Palaly airport expansion in Jaffna

India is ready to support and work with the government of Sri Lanka in upgrading and expanding the facilities at the Palaly international airport in Jaffna, according to Gopal Baglay, Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. In a recorded speech played at an event at the airport on Monday to mark the resumption of flight … Read more