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Lanka's bridge over troubled watersIndia must continue with its supportive policies, and work with like-minded countries to provide Sri Lanka support. This is India's opportu...13 May, 2022, 11.17 PM IST- Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa likely to resign this week, local media saysPrime Minister Rajapaksa will brief the local council members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and then, later on, he will announc...08 May, 2022, 11.13 PM IST
- Modi-Rajapaksa Summit could open new opportunities for Indian investments in Sri LankaThe Virtual Bilateral Summit will be Modi’s first such virtual engagement with a neighbouring country and also Rajapaksa’s first diplomatic...24 Sep, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
- Pakistan military ‘offers assistance’ to Sri Lankan Air ForcePakistan Air Force head, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, met PM Mahinda Rajapaksa in Colombo last week ahead of the latter’s India vi...11 Feb, 2020, 02.22 PM IST
- Will take ties to new level, says Gotabaya RajapaksaIn a dialogue with newly elected Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his three-day tour to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi annou...30 Nov, 2019, 08.24 AM IST
- Gotabaya arriving on 29th on PM Modi’s inviteNewly sworn in Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation from PM Narendra Modi to visit India on November 29th. E...20 Nov, 2019, 08.51 AM IST
- Recent Sri Lanka developments in comfort of sorts for IndiaChina had hoped to expand its influence with Rajapaksa as PM and was the only country to welcome President Maithripala Sirisena’s move to n...15 Nov, 2018, 11.06 PM IST
- Setback for President Sirisena as Lankan Supreme Court stays his orderAfter Sirisena realised that Rajapaksa will fail to garner majority despite Chinese-backed horse-trading, Sirisena dissolved Parliament and...14 Nov, 2018, 06.47 AM IST
- Rajapaksa attempts to beat anti incumbency by deciding to contest on new bannerRajapaksa, allegedly backed by China, hopes to get majority to form the next government in Colombo based on his strongman image.13 Nov, 2018, 11.35 AM IST
- Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved as Mahinda Rajapaksa fails to garner majority before November 14Sirisena signed an official notification dismissing the 225-member assembly with effect from midnight, clearing the way for a snap election...09 Nov, 2018, 10.50 PM IST
- India looks to safeguard strategic interests in Sri LankaRecently, when Rajapaksa met India leaders and senior officials in Delhi, India conveyed its discomfort over China building a military base...09 Nov, 2018, 07.15 AM IST
- Sri Lanka crisis: India weighs Rajapaksa’s feelersNew Delhi has so far decided to stay disengaged while continuing to weigh its options in an evolving situation.29 Oct, 2018, 11.47 PM IST
- Debt-ridden Sri Lanka snuggles up to China again at India’s expenseSri Lanka owes $8 billion as debt to China and it announced recently that it was looking to convert a portion of this debt into equity.01 May, 2016, 11.00 AM IST
- Ranil Wickremesinghe set to take oath as Sri Lanka’s new Prime MinisterHis United National Party was close to a simple majority in Parliament defeating rival Mahinda Rajapaksa’s party in a closely fought electi...19 Aug, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Ex-Sri Lanka leader Mahinda Rajapaksa concedes election defeatRajapaksa told he has conceded defeat in parliamentary elections after a close fought comeback attempt just months after he was toppled as ...18 Aug, 2015, 11.14 PM IST
- Will remain impartial in the coming election: Sri Lanka President Maithripala SirisenaPresident Maithripala Sirisena has declared that he would remain neutral, thereby not supporting Mahinda Rajapaksa's efforts to become the ...21 Jul, 2015, 01.17 PM IST
- PM Narendra Modi, Mahinda Rajapaksa meet in ColomboThe meeting took place at the 'India House' inside the premises of the Indian High Commission on the last day of Modi's Sri Lanka visit, th...14 Mar, 2015, 11.10 PM IST
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