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US pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian crew and survivors from sunken ship, memo saysThe US has urged Sri Lanka not to repatriate Iranian sailors rescued after an American submarine sank the Iranian frigate Dena near the Sri...- Sri Lanka says trying to "safeguard lives" on second Iranian shipSri Lanka is addressing a second Iranian ship in its waters. This follows a U.S. submarine strike that sank an Iranian warship, killing 87 ...
- US submarine torpedoed Iranian warship in Indian Ocean: PentagonAn American submarine has sunk an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean. Sri Lankan authorities rescued 32 crew members. 148 sailors remain m...
- Sri Lanka police arrests wanted handler of 4 ISIS suspects detained in IndiaThe arrested individual suspected of handling four Sri Lankans linked to ISIS, detained at Ahmedabad airport, was identified as Gerard Push...
- Chinese defence minister calls on Sri Lanka's top leadership; discusses steps to boost bilateral tiesThe Chinese Defence Minister's visit assumes significance in the backdrop of a public diplomacy campaign launched by the Chinese embassy on...
- COVISHIELD: India’s vaccine gift to reach Colombo on ThursdayThe delivery of the Covid-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka is a fulfillment of PM Narendra Modi’s commitment made to PM Mahinda Rajapaksa during th...
- India steps up efforts to draw neighbors closer to counter ChinaIndia has found it hard to match Chinese investments in infrastructure and security in smaller South Asian nations over the last decade, bu...
- Mike Pompeo, Mark Esper to arrive in India today for 2+2 Ministerial dialogueThe Indian side will be represented by the Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
- India-US 2+2 dialogue between foreign and defense ministers to cement tiesUS secretary of state Mike Pompeo and defence secretary Mark Esper are scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on Monday, while the formal talks w...
- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit Sri Lanka and Maldives as China threat loomsPompeo will hold two-way talks in Colombo on Oct. 28, a spokesman for Sri Lanka's foreign ministry said, but gave no details. Two people fa...
- Newly-elected Lankan President to visit India on Nov 29: JaishankarJaishankar, who arrived here on a two-day unannounced visit, said President Rajapaksa has accepted Prime Minister Modi's invitation to visi...
- Over 130 IS linked suspects are in Sri Lanka: Maithripala SirisenaThe president added that he and the entire Government will also take the full responsibility for the attacks.
- Sri Lanka police chief resigns as Sirisena blames security establishment's failure for Easter bombingsThe police chief's resignation came a day after the country's defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando handed over his resignation letter to the...
- India, Sri Lanka agree for greater defence cooperationIndia and Sri Lanka have agreed for enhanced cooperation in the areas of security and defence including regional security, said a statement...
- 'Trump-Modi meeting laid strong foundation for Indo-US ties'Defense cooperation was a big part of the visit, said the official, mentioning the estimated USD 2 billion deal for sale of guardian drones...
- Ashley Tellis as US ambassador to India?Other names include Atul Keshap, Geeta Pasi, Krishna Urs and Lisa Curtis.
- India to be Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's first foreign destinationSenaratne said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and British PM David Cameron were among the first to congratulate Sirisena.
- India dismisses reports about its missiles targeting Sri Lankan locationsIndia has dismissed reports that its missiles targeted strategic Sri Lankan locations, calling them baseless and fabricated.
- Tamil parties squabble over Lankan warAs a two-day ceasefire called by the Sri Lankan govt to allow civilians to move out of the war zone got underway, the Sri Lankan issue cont...
- Prabhakaran may be dead: Sri Lankan govtSri Lankan defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has hinted that Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran might have been killed in the ai...
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