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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties skeptical of Ranil’s outreach
2 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties skeptical of Ranil’s outreach

The Hindu  

Reaching out to Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties in Parliament on November 10, President Ranil Wickremesinghe invited them for a discussion this week, and pledged to resolve their pending issues before the island nation’s 75th Independence Day falling on February 4, 2023. Sumanthiran said despite known differences among Tamil parties, the TNA invited them for a discussion this week, “as we …

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Indian power projects replace Chinese ventures in Sri Lanka
2 years, 9 months ago

Indian power projects replace Chinese ventures in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

India will set up hybrid power projects in three Islands off Jaffna, effectively replacing the Chinese venture cleared by Colombo last year. In January 2021, Sri Lanka’s Cabinet decided to award renewable energy projects in Nainativu, Delft or Neduntheevu, and Analaitivu islands to Chinese company Sinosoar-Etechwin, following an Asia Development Bank-backed competitive bid. India will also help develop fisheries harbours …

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Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa thanks India for ‘invaluable assistance’
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa thanks India for ‘invaluable assistance’

The Hindu  

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday thanked visiting External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for India’s “invaluable assistance” to Sri Lanka, which is grappling with one of its worst economic crises. Following Mr. Jaishankar’s meetings with President Gotabaya, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa on Monday, Reuters news agency, citing “two sources” in Colombo, reported that Sri Lanka has …

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All at sea: India-Sri Lanka relations turn increasingly fragile
3 years ago

All at sea: India-Sri Lanka relations turn increasingly fragile

The Hindu  

Two long-standing issues have added a new dimension to the complicated and fraught India-Sri Lanka relations. The issues are: Indian fishermen regularly crossing over to Sri Lankan waters and adopting bottom trawling method of fishing, which Sri Lankan Tamil fishermen claim ruin their livelihood; and the presence of Sri Lankan refugees in India. They are also arranging legal representation.” He …

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Sea rally in Sri Lanka demands implementation of laws against bottom trawling
3 years, 2 months ago

Sea rally in Sri Lanka demands implementation of laws against bottom trawling

The Hindu  

Dozens of northern fishermen on Sunday set out on boats from the coast of the eastern Mullaitivu district to Point Pedro in Jaffna in the north, demanding that Sri Lankan authorities implement laws banning the destructive bottom trawling method of fishing. On October 13 the Sri Lankan Navy, arrested 23 Indian fishermen and seized two fishing vessels on charges of …

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India ramps up engagement for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka
3 years, 6 months ago

India ramps up engagement for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday held two interesting meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the importance that New Delhi places on issues such as negotiated devolution of powers for Sri Lankan Tamils and their aspirations for equality, justice, and peace. The citizenship of Sri Lankan refugees in the state, a permanent solution to the fishermen's issue, …

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TNA points to devolution promise in poll manifesto
4 years, 5 months ago

TNA points to devolution promise in poll manifesto

The Hindu  

Campaigning for Sri Lanka’s August 5 general elections, the country’s main Tamil party has foregrounded the promise Colombo made to New Delhi on power devolution, the need for greater connectivity to India from the northern Palaly airport, and the need to expedite the return of Sri Lankan refugees living in India. Releasing its poll manifesto in Jaffna on Saturday, the …

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Poll nears, campaigners play up India rhetoric in Sri Lanka
4 years, 5 months ago

Poll nears, campaigners play up India rhetoric in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

With the campaign for Sri Lanka’s August general election heating up, India and its role in resolving the lingering national question have begun figuring prominently in the election discourse, especially in the Tamil-majority north and east. Addressing a recent public meeting, the Tamil National Alliance’s former parliamentarian S. Shritharan said: “India is watching us closely, pointing to inadequacies in our …

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Sri Lankan Tamils are disappointed as the government gave hope and then failed to deliver: Jaffna MP Sumanthiran
5 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lankan Tamils are disappointed as the government gave hope and then failed to deliver: Jaffna MP Sumanthiran

The Hindu  

In Sri Lanka’s presidential poll in 2015, the Tamil National Alliance, representing Tamils of the north and east, led its constituency in a crucial protest vote against then President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He has even gone to Jaffna — he was the first Prime Minister of India to ever visit Jaffna — and has assured us that India’s policy towards Sri …

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