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​More of the same: On the Sri Lankan President’s India visit
6 days, 21 hours ago

​More of the same: On the Sri Lankan President’s India visit

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to India, also his first overseas trip in keeping with tradition, marks a continuity in India-Sri Lanka bilateral relations. Mr. Dissanayake’s assurance that Sri Lanka will not permit its territory to be used in any manner inimical to India’s security and regional stability, on the face of it, appears to be a reiteration …

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Sri Lanka’s new president reassures Modi over Chinese ships
1 week ago

Sri Lanka’s new president reassures Modi over Chinese ships

The Independent  

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India, Lanka Vow to Boost Trade Ties
1 week ago

India, Lanka Vow to Boost Trade Ties

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in the national capital, with both nations acknowledging the benefits of the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement and consenting to strengthen trade settlements in their respective currencies. Both leaders agreed to advance maritime and security collaboration, including efforts to conclude a framework Agreement …

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Held fruitful discussions, says Sri Lankan President Dissanayake after meeting Jaishankar, NSA Doval
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1 week, 1 day ago

Held fruitful discussions, says Sri Lankan President Dissanayake after meeting Jaishankar, NSA Doval

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Sunday held "fruitful" discussions with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, shortly after kick-starting a three-day visit to India. "Held fruitful discussions tonight with @DrSJaishankar and Shri Ajit Doval on matters of mutual interest," Mr. Dissanayake said in a post on X. Held fruitful discussions tonight with @DrSJaishankar …

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The Hindu profiles on Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
1 month ago

The Hindu profiles on Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

The Hindu  

When Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected President of Sri Lanka in September, and his National People’s Power alliance swept the general elections on November 14, most international news headlines stamped the winners as ‘Marxist’. Wijeweera began what became the JVP in 1965, exactly three decades after Ceylon’s left movement birthed the country’s oldest party, the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, consequent …

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The View from India newsletter: An AKD wave in Sri Lanka
1 month ago

The View from India newsletter: An AKD wave in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

The National People’s Power, the ruling alliance of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a landslide victory in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections. It is widely expected that the alliance will secure a majority, owing to two reasons: an AKD wave and Sri Lanka’s electoral history shows that the party of a newly-elected President often garners a parliamentary majority, especially when the …

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Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The parliamentary election in Sri …

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Regardless of change in national politics, Tamils need strong representation in Parliament: Sumanthiran
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Regardless of change in national politics, Tamils need strong representation in Parliament: Sumanthiran

The Hindu  

COLOMBO Regardless of the decisive change in Sri Lanka’s national politics — with the election of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in September this year — the country’s Tamil people will need strong representation in Parliament to assert their rights and long-neglected demands, according to prominent Tamil politician M.A. If the new dispensation brings in far reaching changes in governance structure, the …

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Sri Lanka Reopens Probe into 2019 Easter Bombings, Ten Years Later
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka Reopens Probe into 2019 Easter Bombings, Ten Years Later

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka's new government announces a probe into the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people. The previous investigations failed to identify other culprits responsible for the attack. The government wants to find out why there were irregularities in the previous investigations, take a fresh look at the incident, expose the culprits, and bring them to justice.

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New president appoints Sri Lanka’s first female prime minister in 24 years
2 months, 4 weeks ago

New president appoints Sri Lanka’s first female prime minister in 24 years

The Independent  

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Sri Lanka has entered a new dawn with its new president. What does the diaspora think of Anura Dissanayake?
2 months, 4 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 …

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IMF to begin talks with new Lanka government led by President Dissanayake
3 months ago

IMF to begin talks with new Lanka government led by President Dissanayake

The Hindu  

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday said it will discuss the timing of the next review of Sri Lanka’s loan programme and looks forward to working with the new government headed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. “We look forward to working together with President Dissanayake and his team towards building on the hard-won gains that have helped put Sri Lanka …

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Xi says wants to deepen BRI cooperation with Sri Lanka under new leader
3 months ago

Xi says wants to deepen BRI cooperation with Sri Lanka under new leader

The Hindu  

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday said he hoped to broaden cooperation with Sri Lanka under his Belt and Road infrastructure initiative as he congratulated the island nation's new leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake. "I attach great importance to the development of China-Sri Lanka relations and am willing to work with Mr. President to continue our traditional friendship enhance mutual political …

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Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new left-wing president?
3 months ago

Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Who is Sri Lanka’s new left-wing president?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a 55-year-old …

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How economic pain came to trump ethnic and religious issues in Sri Lanka’s election
3 months ago

How economic pain came to trump ethnic and religious issues in Sri Lanka’s election

The Independent  

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Fixing Sri Lanka’s economy, wiping out racism top priority, says JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Fixing Sri Lanka’s economy, wiping out racism top priority, says JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake

The Hindu  

Fixing Sri Lanka’s battered economy and wiping out racism will be top priority for a National People’s Power government, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, among the frontrunners in the September 21 race, said on Tuesday. The NPP’s campaign began “long ago,” Mr. Dissanayake said, referring to his party’s steady efforts soon after its poor performance in the last election in 2019, when …

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On the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Explained
9 months, 2 weeks ago

On the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | Explained

The Hindu  

March 07, 2024 10:51 pm | Updated March 08, 2024 10:26 am IST The story so far: On February 5, an unlikely visitor landed in Delhi from Sri Lanka on an official invitation. Over its five decade-existence, the JVP, which calls itself Marxist, but has been mostly a Sinhala nationalist party, has viewed India as an expansionist power seeking to …

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Sri Lankan Opposition JVP leader meets Jaishankar, Doval
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lankan Opposition JVP leader meets Jaishankar, Doval

The Hindu  

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka’s leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, who is currently visiting India on New Delhi’s invitation, on Monday met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, in an indication of the Union government’s high-level engagement with the 55-year-old opposition politician. “In our meeting with Mr. Doval, we discussed regional security and bilateral …

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View From India | The persisting Maldives challenge
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Wickremesinghe, Alahapperuma, and Dissanayake in race for Sri Lanka presidency
2 years, 5 months ago

Wickremesinghe, Alahapperuma, and Dissanayake in race for Sri Lanka presidency

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will witness a three-cornered race for presidency on Wednesday, as the island awaits a new leader and government after an astounding people’s uprising ousted Gotabaya Rajapaksa last week. But, some of its legislators have, more recently, been sitting “independently” in the House, apparently distancing themselves from the Rajapaksa clan and their party, widely discredited during Sri Lanka’s devastating …

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