Ranil Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka PM to mend economy, curb civil unrest | Top points
2 years, 8 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe returns as Sri Lanka PM to mend economy, curb civil unrest | Top points

India Today  

A day after Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressed the nation reeling under economic crisis and civil unrest, a familiar figure returned as the new prime minister on Thursday, May 12. Meanwhile, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who resigned as the Sri Lankan Prime Minister on May 9, is facing calls for arrest for inciting violence that claimed at least eight lives. 1) Sri Lanka's former prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed as the new PM of Sri Lanka amid an economic crisis. — Mahinda Rajapaksa May 12, 2022 4) With the PM situation resolved, Sri Lankan Parliament has decided to debate a no-confidence motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on May 17.

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'Won't let anyone threaten India's security': Sri Lankan president's promise to PM Modi
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

'Won't let anyone threaten India's security': Sri Lankan president's promise to PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

In a powerful display of commitment to defence cooperation, Sri Lanka on Monday officially assured New Delhi that it will not permit any force to use its territory to “threaten India's security” in any manner. Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This pledge was reiterated by newly elected Sri Lankan president …

‘Sri Lanka’s Territory Wouldn’t Be Used Against India’s Security Interests’: President Dissanayake After Meeting PM Modi
4 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Sri Lanka’s Territory Wouldn’t Be Used Against India’s Security Interests’: President Dissanayake After Meeting PM Modi

ABP News  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, during his maiden overseas visit to India, assured New Delhi that Sri Lanka's territory would not be used against India’s security interests. “It is a privilege to visit India on my first overseas trip as President and I am grateful to PM @narendramodi for supporting Sri Lanka during the economic crisis and for aiding …

Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake meets Modi: ‘Won’t allow our land to be used against India’s interests’
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Sri Lanka’s Dissanayake meets Modi: ‘Won’t allow our land to be used against India’s interests’

Firstpost  

After holding a bilateral meeting with PM Modi in New Delhi, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake said: ‘I have given an assurance to the Prime Minister of India that we will not allow our land to be used in any way in a manner that is detrimental to the interest of India’ Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on Monday, assured …

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake in India on his first foreign trip, to meet Modi today
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake in India on his first foreign trip, to meet Modi today

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake visits India to meet PM Modi, Jaishankar, and NSA Ajit Doval. The talks between PM Modi and Dissanayake will lead to a greater cooperation between New Delhi and Colombo, said External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, who met the Sri Lankan President on Sunday. Our conversations focused on strengthening Indo-Sri Lanka… pic.twitter.com/A5mkZ4TS1D — Anura Kumara Dissanayake December 15, …

Sri Lankan President meets PM Modi during 1st India visit, vows to boost ties
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Sri Lankan President meets PM Modi during 1st India visit, vows to boost ties

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held bilateral talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at Hyderabad House in New Delhi and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest, including cooperation in defence, trade and investment, among others. #WATCH | India and Sri Lanka exchange MoUs in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President …

Challenges before the new Sri Lankan Government
1 month ago

Challenges before the new Sri Lankan Government

New Indian Express  

In 2024, Sri Lanka witnessed seismic political shifts. In the second half of this year, voters installed a hitherto untried president and a new government, with the fervent hope that the old order should give way to a better new order. It’s taken the rather conservative Sri Lankan voters 76 years to move away from feudal parties and experiment with …

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India in December

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will visit India at the invitation of the Indian government in mid-December, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said on Monday.He will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who became the first foreign dignitary to call on Dissanayake when he was elected President in September had extended the invitation.Jaishankar visited Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake appoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance portfolio after landslide victory
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka President Dissanayake appoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance portfolio after landslide victory

Firstpost  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as the Prime Minister following a decisive election victory last week Harini Amarasuriya was officially sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key finance minister portfolio and reappointed Harini Amarasuriya as prime minister on Monday as the Indian Ocean island nation targets …

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning president appoints his Cabinet after a resounding election win

Live Mint  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with militant attacks in 2019 devastated the important tourism industry. Sri Lanka’s economic …

Sri Lanka president appoints Cabinet after resounding election win
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka president appoints Cabinet after resounding election win

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president swore in a 21-member Cabinet on Monday after his party secured a two-thirds parliamentary majority in last week’s election. Sri Lanka’s crisis was largely the result of economic mismanagement combined with fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, which along with militant attacks in 2019 devastated the important tourism industry. Sri Lanka’s economic upheaval led to …

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power won a landslide majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, securing 159 seats in a house of 225 members – representing a comfortable two-thirds majority. They have shown they need a change from the old politics.” Vote for change According to political analyst …

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament
2 months ago

Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins two-thirds majority in parliament

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival. Of the 225 seats in parliament, 196 were up for grabs under Sri Lanka’s electoral system, which allocates seats in each district among …

Sri Lanka: Economic crisis, political change, and reconciliation | Interview with Ahilan Kadirgamar
2 months ago

Sri Lanka: Economic crisis, political change, and reconciliation | Interview with Ahilan Kadirgamar

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 14, 2024 14:38 IST - 1 MIN READ On November 14, 2024, Sri Lankans began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National People’s Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Having failed to secure 50 per cent of the vote at the September 21 presidential election, Mr. Dissanayake is …

Sri Lanka votes today: President Dissanayake faces litmus test as NPP aims for majority control
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2 months ago

Sri Lanka votes today: President Dissanayake faces litmus test as NPP aims for majority control

Live Mint  

Sri Lankans are heading to the polls today for a crucial parliamentary election that will determine the future political landscape of the island nation. Dissanayake's Presidential Win in Sri Lanka In September, Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, marking a significant shift away from the traditional political parties that have ruled Sri Lanka since its independence in 1948. Dissanayake’s …

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
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2 months ago

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote

Live Mint  

-- Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International Monetary Fund loan program. Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for early polls on the heels of his victory in the Sept. 21 presidential election, widely seen as a stunning rebuke …

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
2 months ago

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. The biggest challenge for the NPP — which was founded in 2019 and is a relative newcomer on Sri Lanka’s political scene — is that many …

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?

ABC  

For decades, Sri Lankan politics has looked like a revolving door through which the same parties and families have come and gone. Unlike many of Sri Lanka's past presidents, Mr Dissanayake has no political lineage and is from the socialist National People's Power party which he founded in 2019. For some of Sri Lanka's younger generation the election result "was …

Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Marxist politician Anura Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election over the weekend, dealing a blow to a political old guard that has been widely blamed for the unprecedented economic crisis that hit the South Asian island nation two years ago. Dissanayake is the leader of National People’s Power alliance, and of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, or …

Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka presidency
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka presidency

Hindustan Times  

Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe who lost Sri Lanka's presidential election on Sunday bid an emotional farewell to his 26 months job as the island nation's president and handed over the care of the "child" called Sri Lanka to president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Ranil Wickremesinghe bids an emotional farewell to Lanka presidency “President Anura Dissanayake, I am handing over to your …

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Two years after Sri Lanka’s president was ousted by protests – could it all have been for nothing?

The Independent  

In the summer of 2022, Pali Abeywickrama and his friends marched to the presidential palace during Sri Lanka’s popular anti-government uprising. open image in gallery Protesters hold Sri Lankan flags as they stand on top of the office of PM Ranil Wickremesinghe in July 2022 Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party is at 32 per cent …

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests ousted Sri Lanka’s last president. Ahead of new election, many are still waiting for change

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, tens of thousands of Sri Lankans rose up against their president and forced him to flee the country. Days after Rajapaksa fled the country, Sri Lanka’s parliament replaced him with then-prime minister Ranil Wickremensignhe in a vote that many protesters saw as a victory for the status quo. Pathum Kerner, a 42-year-old physician …

Sri Lanka Presidential Polls: Perception Favours Anura, Numbers Sajith & Ranil, Namal Under No Pressure To Win
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka Presidential Polls: Perception Favours Anura, Numbers Sajith & Ranil, Namal Under No Pressure To Win

News 18  

Sri Lanka is a tear-drop shaped island nation in the Indian Ocean. Since Sri Lanka’s independence from the Great Britain in 1948, the country has fought two major civil wars sacrificing a lakh lives, went through a killer Tsunami in 2004, which claimed another 25,000 lives, and very recently a massive public unrest named ‘Aragalaya’, which forced the President to …

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties
4 months ago

Ramification | Sri Lanka: First presidential election after economic crisis and all weather Colombo-Delhi ties

Firstpost  

Irrespective of the outcome of the election, India, as it has done in the past, will continue to support Sri Lanka in its economic recovery President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena gesture as they arrive at the Election Commission in Rajagiriya to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for September 21, in Colombo, Sri …

What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
4 months, 1 week ago

What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election on Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country and later resign. Almost 17 million of …

Sri Lanka's Presidential polls: Ranil Wickremesinghe backed by grand alliance of more than 30 parties
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka's Presidential polls: Ranil Wickremesinghe backed by grand alliance of more than 30 parties

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the front runner in the Presidential poll scheduled for next month, was on Friday endorsed by a grand coalition of more than 30 political parties and groups. Ranil Wickremesinghe, the leader of the now decimated grand old party, the United National Party, is backed by the Rajapaksa family breakaways from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. …

Sri Lanka’s presidential race draws 39 aspirants
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Sri Lanka’s presidential race draws 39 aspirants

The Hindu  

As many as 39 presidential aspirants will contest a crucial poll in Sri Lanka on September 21, the Election Commission said on Thursday, after closing nominations. Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who rose to the top office through a parliamentary vote during the island nation’s 2022 crisis, is seeking a mandate to take forward his government’s economic reform agenda. Mr. Wickremesinghe, …

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever
5 months ago

39 candidates are approved for Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the highest number ever

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s elections commission on Thursday accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country’s financial reforms to survive an unprecedented economic crisis. Unsustainable debt, a severe balance of payments crisis, the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the government’s insistence on …

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election
5 months, 1 week ago

Heir apparent to Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa family will run in September’s presidential election

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September, his political party said Wednesday, in an apparent bid to regain his family’s lost power after a humiliating setback two years ago during an unprecedented economic crisis in the Indian ocean island nation. …

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race
5 months, 1 week ago

Rajapaksas’ party fields Mahinda’s son Namal in Sri Lanka’s presidential race

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s ruling party helmed by the Rajapaksa clan, who were booted out of office by mass protests in 2022, on Wednesday named Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as its candidate for the September presidential polls. After Mr. Gotabaya was forced to resign at the height of Sri Lanka’s crushing unprecedented economic crisis in 2022, its MPs …

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajapaksas’ party decides against backing Ranil in presidential election

The Hindu  

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna — led by the once-powerful Rajapaksa clan which was deposed from power in 2022 — has said it will not back President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the presidential polls in September. On their party’s poll-time decision, SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam said Mr. Wickremesinghe’s policies were not agreeable to members. Namal Rajapaksa, son of former President …

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on September 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on September 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s presidential polls will be held on September 21, the Election Commission said on Friday. Some 17 million voters will have their first chance of electing the country’s leader, after a mass people’s uprising ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa two years ago. His office announced making a cash deposit at the Commission for his candidacy as an independent, although …

Sri Lanka's economic crisis takes centre stage as election date set for September 21
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka's economic crisis takes centre stage as election date set for September 21

Firstpost  

Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe is widely expected to run in the election, with almost 17 million of Sri Lanka’s 22 million population eligible to vote Sri Lankan election workers hold ballot boxes for security clearance at the election office before distributing them for transport to various regions of Colombo. File images/ Reuters Sri Lanka will vote on Sept. 21 to …

Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest presidential polls as independent candidate, says aide
6 months, 1 week ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest presidential polls as independent candidate, says aide

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will contest the Presidential election as an independent candidate, his aide said on July 7. Deputy Chairman of the United National Party Ruwan Wijewardene confirmed that the presidential election will definitely be held and Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will contest the election as an independent candidate, News 1st reported. Mr. Ratnayake said the commission is currently …

Election crucial for Sri Lanka's future: President Ranil Wickremesinghe
7 months ago

Election crucial for Sri Lanka's future: President Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the Presidential elections scheduled to be held later this year will determine the island nation's success and failure rather than the individual triumphs or losses, according to a media report on June 12. Addressing a policy reform discussion on June 11, Mr. Wickremesinghe said, "The outcome of the upcoming election is not …

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country's worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending elections. Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, ex-prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa were ousted from power during anti-government protests following the crippling financial and political crisis in …

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16: Election Commission
8 months ago

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16: Election Commission

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16, the country's top electoral body announced on Thursday. President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to contest the presidential election under a new symbol, his top aide said last month. Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will represent several parties as a national candidate, Senior Presidential Advisor and UNP senior leader Ashu Marasinghe …

Sri Lanka holds its first presidential election since the country declared bankruptcy
55 years ago

Sri Lanka holds its first presidential election since the country declared bankruptcy

Associated Press  

DATE OF ELECTION Likely in November TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential WHO’S RUNNING Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe could run, seeking a mandate for his tough economic reforms, as the country strives to recover from its worst economic crisis in recent history. WHY IT MATTERS TO THE WORLD The election will be the first held after Sri Lanka was roiled by a …

View From India | The persisting Maldives challenge
11 months, 1 week ago

View From India | The persisting Maldives challenge

The Hindu  

The outcome of the second meeting of the India-Maldives High-level Core Group held on February 2, 2024, was an indication that the two sides are yet to fully concur on the question of Indian troops in the Maldives, and their possible removal before the March 15-deadline given by President Mohamed Muizzu. The Maldivian Foreign Ministry statement said: “Both sides agreed …

Sri Lanka’s Financial Crisis Gradually Easing: Ranil Wickremesinghe
11 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s Financial Crisis Gradually Easing: Ranil Wickremesinghe

News 18  

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is “gradually” emerging from its worst economic crisis after the austerity of an IMF bailout, the president said Sunday in a speech to mark independence day. Sri Lanka saw months of civil unrest at the peak of the economic crisis, culminating in the ouster of then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa when thousands of protesters stormed his home. The International …

Sri Lanka achieved progress in economic recovery as people backed difficult programme: President Wickremesinghe
11 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka achieved progress in economic recovery as people backed difficult programme: President Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

President Ranil Wickremesinghe on February 4 said Sri Lanka has achieved progress in its economic recovery process due to the steadfast support of citizens to a comprehensive long-term national rebuilding programme despite facing hardships. Addressing the 75th anniversary of Independence celebrations held in Colombo, Mr. Wickremesinghe said when the country marked Independence Day last year it was labelled bankrupt. He …

Sri Lanka's economy shows positive growth for first time since crisis
1 year ago

Sri Lanka's economy shows positive growth for first time since crisis

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka is currently going through a strict IMF based reform regime. Sri Lanka’s bankrupt economy has recorded a positive growth for the first time since the onset of the economic crisis in the island nation. Sri Lanka had previously experienced a negative growth rate of minus 8 percent when it declared bankruptcy in April 2022, and the economic downturn …

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe presents budget; says economy not out of crisis yet
1 year, 2 months ago

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe presents budget; says economy not out of crisis yet

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on November 13 presented his government’s 2024 budget, emphasising the need for tough reforms until the full recovery of the cash-strapped island nation's economy. Mr. Wickremesinghe said the cost of living allowances for 1.3 million state employees and pensioners numbering 7,00,000 would be raised by Rs.10,000 and Rs.3,000 respectively from 2024. In Sri Lanka, a …

Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for visitors from India, six other countries
1 year, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka approves visa-free entry for visitors from India, six other countries

Live Mint  

Sri Lanka Cabinet approved issuing of free visas to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect as a pilot project till 31 March, tweeted Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry. “Cabinet approves issuing of free visas to India, China, Russia, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia and Thailand with immediate effect as a pilot project till …

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe
1 year, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka ex-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa gets clean chit in 2022 'unaccounted cash' probe

Firstpost  

The Bribery Commission informed the court that further legal proceedings regarding this incident would not be taken owing to insufficient evidence to proceed with the matter, the Daily Mirror online reported on Thursday Citing lack of evidence, Sri Lanka’s anti-graft commission has dropped a case against former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa in which more than Rs 17 million was discovered by …

PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe hold talks in Delhi. Photos
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe hold talks in Delhi. Photos

Hindustan Times  

PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe hold talks in Delhi. Photos Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Ranil Wickremesinghe in new Delhi on Friday, a day after the Sri Lankan president arrived in India for his two day visit.. 1 / 5 View Photos in a new improved layout Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on …

PM Modi raises aspirations of Tamils with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe
1 year, 5 months ago

PM Modi raises aspirations of Tamils with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

India expects Sri Lanka to implement the Thirteenth Amendment and ensure a “life of respect and dignity” for its Tamil population, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Welcoming Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to India, Mr Modi informed that both sides have held talks on a number of infrastructure projects that can ensure greater connectivity between the two countries …

Focus on joint projects during Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s India visit
1 year, 5 months ago

Focus on joint projects during Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s India visit

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 20 arrived in India for an official visit, a year after he became President of the Island nation that witnessed its worst economic crisis last year. During Sri Lanka’s dramatic economic crash last year, India extended emergency financial support of about $4 billion, providing relief at a time when citizens struggled amid critical …

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe meets PM Modi at Delhi's Hyderabad House
1 year, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe meets PM Modi at Delhi's Hyderabad House

India TV News  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, on the second day of his two-day visit to India. The Sri Lankan President will also meet his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan before departing. On Thursday, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan welcomed Wickremesinghe at …

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrives in India; boosting cooperation on energy connectivity on agenda
1 year, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe arrives in India; boosting cooperation on energy connectivity on agenda

India TV News  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday arrived in Delhi on a two-day official visit to India. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi noted that Wickremesinghe's visit will further boost the multi-prolonged partnership between India and Sri Lanka. During his visit, President Wickremesinghe will meet his Indian counterpart Droupadi Murmu and discuss …

Vinay Kwatra in Colombo, seeks ‘positive transformation’ in ties during Ranil’s upcoming visit
1 year, 6 months ago

Vinay Kwatra in Colombo, seeks ‘positive transformation’ in ties during Ranil’s upcoming visit

The Hindu  

India is seeking a “positive transformation” in its ties with Sri Lanka, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said, following a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo on Tuesday. In a visit aimed at laying the groundwork for Mr. Wickremesinghe’s upcoming trip to New Delhi on July 21 — his first official visit to India since becoming President under extraordinary circumstances …

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