Watch: What does Dissanayake’s victory mean for Sri Lanka and India …
WEB6 hours ago · Stanly Johny and Meera Srinivasan discuss Dissanayake’s victory and the challenges he faces both on the domestic and foreign policy front. In many ways, it was a crucial election for Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lanka's new leader must balance ties ... - Associated Press News
WEB5 days ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Marxist lawmaker who won Sri Lanka’s presidency faces a key challenge in how to balance ties with his country’s two most crucial partners, India and China, as he seeks to draw foreign investment and pull the economy out of the doldrums. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, won the weekend election in an ...
Jaishankar to visit Sri Lanka this week, first by any EAM since ...
WEB26 minutes ago · India News: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will visit Colombo this week for the first high-level engagement with newly elected President Anura Kumara Diss
Sri Lanka's New Leader Must Balance Ties Between Regional …
WEB5 days ago · Sept. 25, 2024, at 1:15 a.m. Sri Lanka's New Leader Must Balance Ties Between Regional Powerhouses India and China. More. Rajesh Kumar Singh. FILE -Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves ...
Katchatheevu: Tiny Sri Lankan island sparks political row in India - BBC
WEBApr 2, 2024 · A small, uninhabited island that is part of Sri Lanka has sparked a political row in India weeks before general elections kick off. Katchatheevu - a strip of land spanning just about 1.9 sq km...
Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals ... - Associated Press News
WEBJul 21, 2023 · NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka and India signed a series of energy, development and trade agreements on Friday, signaling growing economic ties between the neighboring countries.
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost economic and energy ties
WEBJul 21, 2023 · The leaders of India and Sri Lanka have agreed to improve their countries’ economic and energy ties, as well as consider building a land link between them.
Sri Lanka crisis: Is India gaining over China in island nation? - BBC
WEBJul 19, 2022 · Sri Lanka is in the midst of a deep and unprecedented economic crisis that has sparked massive protests, and forced its president to quit after fleeing the country. Over the years, Sri...
India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis
WEBJan 20, 2023 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India’s foreign minister said Friday his country has given financial assurances to the International Monetary Fund to facilitate a bailout plan to help neighboring Sri Lanka emerge from its worst economic crisis, in a first formal announcement from one of the island nation’s creditors.
India seeks to win public trust in crisis-hit Sri Lanka - BBC
WEBIndia is emerging as one of the biggest providers of aid to cash-strapped Sri Lanka. For the past 15 years, India and China have vied for favourable diplomatic and trade relations with Sri...