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 a year ago — Mr. Kwatra said he discussed ties across “the entire matrix of economic partnership” between the two countries. The Sri Lankan President’s visit to India later this month assumes significance against the backdrop of India extending nearly $4 billion dollars to the island nation at the peak of its economic crisis last year. India was also Sri Lanka’s first bilateral creditor to offer written financing assurances to Sri Lanka, ahead of a crucial $3 billion package from the International Monetary Fund.

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When Colombo comes calling
4 weeks ago

When Colombo comes calling

Hindustan Times  

It is significant that Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake used his first meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convey an assurance that his government will not allow Sri Lankan soil to be used against Indian interests. Dissanayake also conveyed Sri Lanka’s appreciation for the economic aid worth nearly $4 billion that was provided by India during the unprecedented …

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 to visit India on July 21
1 year, 6 months ago

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to visit India on July 21

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will embark on a two-day visit to India on July 21 during which he is expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials here said on July 9. This will be Mr. Wickremesinghe’s first visit to India since being appointed President of the cash-strapped country last year following the ouster of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a …

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks India's help with policy reforms, governance, public service delivery
1 year, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe seeks India's help with policy reforms, governance, public service delivery

Firstpost  

The Indian delegation led by the Director General of the National Centre for Good Governance, Bharat Lal met Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed topics like policy reforms, good governance, digitalization, and assured public service delivery New Delhi: Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe sought India’s help in establishing policy reforms, governance, capacity building, digitalization, and public service delivery, according …

Debt restructuring talks with India and China successful, says Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe
1 year, 11 months ago

Debt restructuring talks with India and China successful, says Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe

Firstpost  

The announcement comes in the wake of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s three-day visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka starting today. Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday informed the parliament that talks with India and China on debt restructuring are successful. “We are continuing discussions in that regard and I am pleased to announce to this House that …

Jaishankar likely to visit Sri Lanka on 19 January; talks on debt restructuring expected
2 years ago

Jaishankar likely to visit Sri Lanka on 19 January; talks on debt restructuring expected

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka will hold debt restructuring talks with India when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected to visit Colombo this week, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said, as the cash-strapped country looks to carve a path out of its worst financial crisis. Colombo: Sri Lanka will hold debt restructuring talks with India when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is expected …

India's response to Sri Lanka’s request for debt restructuring expected by January end: Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years ago

India's response to Sri Lanka’s request for debt restructuring expected by January end: Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that India's response to cash-strapped Sri Lanka’s request for debt restructuring is expected by the end of this month. Sri Lanka had begun debt restructuring talks with its creditors since September last year as warranted by its agreement with the IMF for the $2.9 billion facility over four years. Sri Lanka awaiting assurances from India, …

Ranil presents crucial Budget aimed at ‘recovery and reform’ of Sri Lankan economy
2 years, 2 months ago

Ranil presents crucial Budget aimed at ‘recovery and reform’ of Sri Lankan economy

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will adopt policies geared towards a “social market economy”, to achieve high growth, increased export revenue and Foreign Direct Investment, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Monday, presenting his first annual Budget since assuming charge in July. In September, Sri Lanka entered into a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.9 billion package, contingent on …

Sri Lanka's Rights Body Urges Wickremesinghe to Provide Protection to Gotabaya Rajapaksa & His Family
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka's Rights Body Urges Wickremesinghe to Provide Protection to Gotabaya Rajapaksa & His Family

News 18  

Sri Lanka's top human rights body has urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide adequate protection to the family of his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa as guaranteed by the Constitution and facilitate the former president's return to the crisis-hit country. In a letter, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka on Monday said that it had received several complaints alleging that the …

Ranil Wickremesinghe: The Rajapaksas’ Puppet on a String
2 years, 4 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe: The Rajapaksas’ Puppet on a String

The Diplomat  

Hopes that a new president would usher in a measure of calm to restive Sri Lanka seem to have been dashed, with parliamentarians electing Ranil Wickremesinghe as the country’s eighth president in late July. Wickremesinghe ordered the military and police “to do what is necessary to restore order.” Sure enough, on July 22, Sri Lankan security forces violently cleared the …

Sri Lanka: Ruling party asks president Wickremesinghe to facilitate ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka: Ruling party asks president Wickremesinghe to facilitate ex-leader Gotabaya Rajapaksa's return

Firstpost  

In response to speculations that former president Rajapaksa may return to Sri Lanka next week, the SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam told reporters that the request was made during a meeting with president Wickremesinghe on Thursday Colombo: The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party has urged president Ranil Wickremesinghe make arrangements for Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s safety so that he can return …

Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka leader proposes 25-year plan for crisis-hit nation

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new president said Wednesday that his government is preparing a national policy roadmap for the next 25 years that aims to cut public debt and turn the country into a competitive export economy as it seeks a way out of its worst economic disaster. President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his speech to Parliament said Sri …

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for all-party govt to overcome economic crisis
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe calls for all-party govt to overcome economic crisis

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka's newly-elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, invited the political parties to form an all-party government to overcome the current economic crisis as the Parliament reconvened after a seven-day adjournment. Mr. Wickremesinghe’s invitation came while presenting the government’s policy statement during the third session of Parliament in accordance with the powers vested in him by Article …

Sri Lanka crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe urges parties to find ways to repay loans amid economic issues
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Ranil Wickremesinghe urges parties to find ways to repay loans amid economic issues

India TV News  

Highlights Unrest delayed deal with IMF to help pull bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis: Prez Ranil Ranil urged political parties must work together on finding solutions to issues faced by Sri Lanka He further said that there is no point in blaming former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa for crisis Sri Lanka crisis news updates : Sri Lanka's President Ranil …

Ranil Wickremesinghe is Sri Lanka’s New President, But Its Problems Are Far From Over
2 years, 5 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe is Sri Lanka’s New President, But Its Problems Are Far From Over

News 18  

The election of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new President in Sri Lanka through a parliamentary process to fill the position left vacant by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country, is supposed to be a resolution. At present, India is the only country really looking out for Sri Lanka and in recent months, it has already added 7.5 percent to Colombo’s …

Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka's newly elected President Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in

The Hindu  

Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new President on July 21 to take charge of a nation bitterly angry. Lawmakers apparently considered him the safer hands to lead the nation through the crisis, despite public anger at Mr. Wickremesinghe as an example of the nation's problematic political establishment. But protesters flocked to the Presidential residence instead, …

Profile: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new president
2 years, 5 months ago

Profile: Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lanka’s new president

Al Jazeera  

The veteran politician has been elected president by the members of Sri Lanka’s parliament. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe has been elected Sri Lanka’s new president, less than a week after his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa was forced to flee the country amid mass protests over the country’s crippling economic crisis. Alan Keenan, senior consultant with the International Crisis Group, …

New Sri Lanka Leader Wickremesinghe Vows Tough Line Against Troublemakers
2 years, 5 months ago

New Sri Lanka Leader Wickremesinghe Vows Tough Line Against Troublemakers

News 18  

Sri Lanka’s president-elect vowed on Wednesday to take tough action against anyone resorting to what he called the undemocratic means that led to his predecessor’s ouster. Six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he will not bow to violence after winning a parliamentary vote to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country and resigned last week. “If you try to topple …

How Rajapaksas Ruined Sri Lanka With Their Economic Profligacy & Pro-China Tilt
2 years, 5 months ago

How Rajapaksas Ruined Sri Lanka With Their Economic Profligacy & Pro-China Tilt

News 18  

On Thursday, July 14, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew to Singapore from Maldives and emailed his resignation to the speaker of the parliament. The President, before leaving Sri Lanka, had appointed Ranil as the interim president in accordance with the constitutional provisions. The gains from the economic boom that saw Sri Lanka double its income in six years, were frittered away …

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s new president
2 years, 5 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe elected crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s new president

Al Jazeera  

Legislators tap the six-time PM as president, defying risk of more protests by people angry over a deepening economic crisis. Colombo, Sri Lanka – The parliament in Sri Lanka has elected veteran politician and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the crisis-hit island nation’s eighth president. Wickremesinghe was appointed prime minister after Mahinda Rajapaksa was forced to resign in May …

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president
2 years, 5 months ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lanka’s interim president

Live Mint  

Ranil Wickremesinghe was today sworn in as Sri Lanka's interim president until Parliament elects a successor to Gotabaya Rajapaksa. 73-year-old Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the acting president of Sri Lanka before Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Sri Lanka is going through the worst economic crisis since its independence from Britain in 1948 …

Sri Lanka crisis: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe says willing to resign
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe says willing to resign

Live Mint  

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has agreed to resign after party leaders in Parliament demanded both he and the embattled president step down on the day protesters stormed the president's residence and office. His decision came after the biggest protest yet swept Sri Lanka on Saturday as tens of thousands of people broke through barricades and entered President Gotabaya …

India at Forefront of Helping Sri Lanka, Says Foreign Secretary Kwatra
2 years, 6 months ago

India at Forefront of Helping Sri Lanka, Says Foreign Secretary Kwatra

News 18  

India has been at the forefront of partnering with Sri Lanka in helping it come out of the economic crisis as soon as possible, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Friday. "I think India has been at the forefront of partnering with Sri Lanka to ensure that the country essentially gets back to its feet as early as possible," …

‘India will extend fullest support to Sri Lanka’, says Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra during meeting with President Rajapaksa
2 years, 6 months ago

‘India will extend fullest support to Sri Lanka’, says Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra during meeting with President Rajapaksa

The Hindu  

India on Thursday assured Sri Lanka of its “fullest support” to help the island tide over its unprecedented economic crisis while “considering further financial assistance”, the Sri Lankan President’s office said. — Gotabaya Rajapaksa June 23, 2022 “Sri Lanka has already received essential food items, fuel, medicine, and fertilizer under the Indian credit line facility… The Indian delegation stated that …

Sri Lanka holds its breath as new PM fights to save economy
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka holds its breath as new PM fights to save economy

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — It has been nearly three weeks since Ranil Wickremesinghe took over as prime minister of Sri Lanka with a daunting mandate to pull the crisis-weary country from the brink of an economic abyss that threatens to tear it apart. “A person who doesn’t have a political base has an unprecedented crisis to manage,” said Dayan Jayatilleka, …

Lankan PM Wickremesinghe appreciates India's support to crisis-hit nation
2 years, 7 months ago

Lankan PM Wickremesinghe appreciates India's support to crisis-hit nation

India Today  

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday expressed appreciation for the support India has been extending to his country during "this difficult period". Japan’s announcement of collaborating with India to help Sri Lanka comes after Wickremesinghe earlier this month met with the ambassadors of the Quad nations -- India, Japan, the US and China -- and discussed the formation …

Sri Lanka’s prime minister tackles thorny finances, economy
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka’s prime minister tackles thorny finances, economy

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as finance minister as this Indian Ocean island nation confronts its worst economic crisis in memory. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa named Wickremesinghe minister of Finance, Economic Stability and National Policies in an apparent bid to regain Sri Lanka’s credibility as the government negotiates a bailout package …

Crisis and opportunity: On Sri Lanka political crisis
2 years, 7 months ago

Crisis and opportunity: On Sri Lanka political crisis

The Hindu  

The adage ‘every crisis contains the seeds of an opportunity’ could not have been truer for anyone than for Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The severe economic crisis, which set off indefinite protests against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, has pitchforked Mr. Wickremesinghe to an office that he had no chance of occupying until …

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe moots ‘aid consortium’ with foreign envoys in Colombo
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe moots ‘aid consortium’ with foreign envoys in Colombo

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has vowed to “deliver solutions” to the island’s deepening economic crisis, kicked off duties on Friday, discussing formation of a “foreign aid consortium” with Colombo-based envoys, his office said. Discussed continued cooperation for economic recovery and stability in #SriLanka through democratic processes towards the wellbeing of all the people of Sri …

Indian envoy calls on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian envoy calls on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Hindu  

The Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay on May 13 became the first foreign envoy to call on the new Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and discussed with him the current situation in the country amid the worst economic crisis, according to sources. Mr. Wickremesinghe, 73, was sworn in as Sri Lanka's 26th Prime Minister on May 12 to stabilise …

Explained: The challenges ahead for fifth-time Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
2 years, 8 months ago

Explained: The challenges ahead for fifth-time Sri Lanka prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Firstpost  

Amid protests over the handling of Sri Lanka’s worst-ever economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed veteran leader Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Amid the worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka, a new prime minister was sworn in on Thursday, 12 May – Ranil Wickremesinghe. I have taken on the challenge of uplifting the economy and I must fulfill it: Sri …

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Indian, Japanese Envoys Pay Visit to PM Ranil; Leader Struggles to Form Unified Govt as Protesters Remain Defiant
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Crisis Updates: Indian, Japanese Envoys Pay Visit to PM Ranil; Leader Struggles to Form Unified Govt as Protesters Remain Defiant

News 18  

Sri Lanka Crisis LIVE Updates: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister struggled Friday to forge a unity government and forestall an imminent economic collapse as opposition lawmakers refused to join his cabinet and demanded fresh elections. The Tamil National Alliance said Rajapaksa’s administration had “completely lost legitimacy” with the appointment of Wickremesinghe, a five-time former prime minister who most recently held …

Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis
2 years, 8 months ago

Wickremesinghe chosen Sri Lanka PM in effort to quell crisis

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reappointed on Thursday in an effort to bring stability to the island nation, which is engulfed in a political and economic crisis. A court on Thursday banned former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his former government minister son and 15 others from traveling overseas pending the results of …

New Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's reply when asked about ties with India
2 years, 8 months ago

New Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's reply when asked about ties with India

Hindustan Times  

Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his first comments after swearing-in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on Thursday, said the island nation's relations with India will be “much better” than the previous government. Sri Lanka's new prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe visits a Buddhist temple after his swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on Thursday. In its first reaction to the situation in …

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) …

Guided by Sri Lankan people’s interests, says India
2 years, 8 months ago

Guided by Sri Lankan people’s interests, says India

The Hindu  

May 10, 2022 04:35 pm | Updated 11:25 pm IST - NEW DELHI In its first reaction to days of violence that led to the resignation of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the government on Tuesday said that India will be guided by the “best interests” of the Sri Lankan people, in a statement that made no mention of …

Ranil Wickremesinghe quits, Mahinda Rajapaksa PM
5 years, 1 month ago

Ranil Wickremesinghe quits, Mahinda Rajapaksa PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo/Islamabad: In what is being perceived as a setback to India, Ranil Wickremesinghe, seen as very close to India, resigned on Wednesday, following which new Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reportedly named his elder brother and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime minister. International news agencies reported that Mahinda Rajapaksa will assume duties as the new Prime Minister …

Fresh twist in Sri Lanka crisis as speaker recognises Ranil Wickremesinghe as PM; India 'closely' following developments
6 years, 2 months ago

Fresh twist in Sri Lanka crisis as speaker recognises Ranil Wickremesinghe as PM; India 'closely' following developments

India TV News  

Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Sunday recognised as the prime minister of Sri Lanka by the speaker of the Parliament. Wickremesinghe said he has "obtained a mandate to secure democracy and good governance”, in a major relief to the embattled UNP leader who was sacked by President Maithripala Sirisena in a dramatic move on Friday night. According to his party Sri …

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