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Sri Lanka reopens Hambantota airport bid, eyes strategic investorsSri Lanka is seeking investors for the Hambantota airport. This offers a chance for Indian companies to invest in a strategic Indian Ocean ...- 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...
- 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...
- Sri Lanka denied US request to land armed fighter jets, says President DissanayakeSri Lanka's decision to refuse landing permission for two US fighter jets at Mattala International Airport is a testament to their commitme...
- India-Russia joint venture to get to run Mattala airport in Sri Lanka soon: Aviation ministerSri Lanka strategically partners with India and Russia amidst 2022 financial turmoil, entrusting Mattala Airport's management for sustainab...
- India-Russia joint venture to manage strategic Sri Lanka airportA joint venture between an Indian and a Russian firm has won a 30-year contract to manage Sri Lanka's Mattala Rajapaksa International Airpo...
- Pokhara Airport may become Nepal's HambantotaThe airport, which saw a crash of a Yeti Airlines flight on January 15, cannot host medium sized narrow body aircraft like A320 and B737 du...
- Chinese-funded projects benefit Presidents, PMs'Banking on Beijing', published by Cambridge University Press, found that in those countries that receive Chinese financial support, fundin...
- India heeded his request not to seek joint venture to run Mattala airport: Sri Lanka PM Mahinda RajapaksaThe USD 210 million facility, 241km south-east of Colombo, is dubbed the "world's emptiest airport" due to a lack of flights.
- Sri Lanka rejects US claims, says no Chinese military base at portAddressing a programme at London's Oxford University on Monday, Wickremesinghe said some people are seeing "imaginary Chinese Naval bases i...
- 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...
- Sri Lankan government reworking MoU on airport deal with IndiaDubbed as the "world's emptiest airport" due to lack of flights, the MRIA was built with high interest commercial loans from China by the M...
- Sri Lanka asks AAI to submit business plan on Mattala airport operationThe airport was officially opened in March 2013. The only international flight operating from there was halted in May due to recurrent loss...
- India to help develop Colombo, Trincomalee Ports: Foreign secretary S JaishankarThe development potentially extends India’s outreach in the Indian Ocean, where China is pursuing an expansionist policy.
- 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.
- India takes on China at another battlefront: A Sri Lankan airportSri Lanka's handing over the loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport to India will be a move against China's tightening noose o...
- Sri Lanka's airlines, Lufthansa to start aircraft repair hubThe facility would be developed as a regional centre for repair and maintenance of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 aircrafts and it is hoped to ...
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