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CHINA ON HAMBANTOTA PROJECT
Sri Lanka's move to lease strategic airport near China-controlled Hambantota port sparks Indian interestIndia is keenly watching Sri Lanka's move to offer control of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to foreign investors. This presents a...- What makes the Rs 90,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project critical for India both militarily and economicallyIndia is undertaking a massive Rs 90,000 crore project in Great Nicobar. This initiative will develop a major transshipment port and intern...
- Ex-military officers defend Great Nicobar push, reject Rahul Gandhi’s concernsRetired military officials are backing the Great Nicobar Project. They counter allegations of land grabbing and corruption, highlighting it...
- Sri Lanka seeks investors for loss-making Mattala airport built with Chinese loansSri Lanka is seeking investors for Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport. The airport has been a financial drain since opening in 2013. A...
- India is making a big move to outflank China in Sri LankaIndia and China appear to be locked in an escalating energy rivalry in Sri Lanka. India plans a new energy hub at Trincomalee with the UAE,...
- Sri Lanka: Sinopec seeks govt support to expedite USD 3.7 bn oil refinery constructionChinese energy giant Sinopec has requested Sri Lankan government assistance to accelerate the construction of a USD 3.7 billion oil refiner...
- China reaffirms financial support for Sri LankaChina has said it would continue to support Sri Lanka, as the crisis-hit island nation's prime minister on Saturday wrapped up a visit to B...
- Report that Hambantota port deal has second 99-year lease extension runs counter to facts: ChinaGunawardena has revealed that the previous Maithripala Sirisena government had awarded the Hambantota port to China not only for a 99-year ...
- China’s plan to build houses in Sri Lanka hits a hurdleWhile China wanted to build houses made of concrete in the conflict-ravaged area, the locals want homes made of bricks in the traditional f...
- A scary glimpse into how China's OBOR can ruin small countriesWhat is happening to Sri Lanka is a dire alert for small countries against China's colonial advances wrapped in benign global treaties.
- India wants to operate world's emptiest airport in Sri LankaMattala airport, named after former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is dubbed the world's emptiest airport due to a lack of flights.
- China holds back Hambantota Port deal's final tranche of $585 million to Sri LankaThe money was reportedly withheld due to a dispute over the use of the port's facilities. China wants to use it for entertainment purposes.
- Sri Lanka negotiating FTAs with India, China: Ranil WickremesingheChina is investing in various infrastructure projects in Sri Lanka which has signed the Beijing's ambitious "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) ini...
- Sri Lanka seeks India and Japan cash to balance ChinaFacing widespread criticism for Sri Lanka's reliance on Chinese loans, Wickremesinghe is under pressure to improve the island nation's fina...
- Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota port to ChinaSri Lanka owed China US 8 billion then finance minister Ravi Karunanayake had said last year.
- For Pakistan, a grim reminder from Sri Lanka: China gives loan, then grabs landSri Lanka has signed a $1.1 billion deal with China for development of the deep-sea port of Hambantota. A Chinese firm will have a 99-year ...
- Sri Lanka to offer India port development to balance out ChinaIndia has in the past not been particularly enthused about developing the Trincomalee port as the project did not appear economically feasi...
- India interfering in Sri Lanka's internal affairs: Chinese scholar"Sri Lanka's promise is unnecessary because the port is meant for civilian use, and shows that India is interfering in Sri Lanka's affairs,...
- China plans to invest $5 billion in southern Lanka economic zoneChinese Ambassador Yi Xianliang said at the launch of the southern economic development zone in Hambantota that this was a great opportunit...
- Hambantota project talks with Sri Lanka should be speeded up: ChinaThe Hambantota port has in the past caused unease in India over concerns that the project is part Beijing's 'string of pearls' strategy to ...
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