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In Sri Lanka's own interest that expectations of Tamils for equality and justice are fulfilled: India at UNHRCIndia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Geneva, Ambassador Indramani Pandey made the statement on Friday at the interactive dialogue on...
India consistently calling upon Sri Lanka to fulfil aspirations of Tamil peopleThe 13th amendment to the Constitution provides for devolution of power to the Tamil community. India has been pressing Sri Lanka to implem...
What Sri Lankan Constitution says on president's power to sack PMUnder the 19th Amednement adopted in 2015, the president no longer has the power to remove the prime minister at his discretion.
Sri Lankan Parliament approves Constitution making mechanismPrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had introduced the resolution first in December 2015.
India hopes for genuine reconciliation in Sri Lanka with TamilsOn the fishermen issue, Modi said it was agreed that fishermen's associations on both sides should continue their efforts to find a solutio...
Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena slammed for nod to Tamil version of national anthemHowever, former languages minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara said there was no harm to allow a Tamil version of the national anthem.
Hope Sri Lanka will understand Narendra Modi's advice on 13th amendment: Venkaiah NaiduVenkaiah Naidu today said he was hopeful the new Sri Lankan government will act upon the "advice" given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ...
CPI-M asks Sri Lanka to launch independent probe on attacks on TamilsThe party also accused Sri Lanka army of unleashing a 'beastly attack' on Tamils in 2009 and charged it with targeting Tamil business estab...
Vijay Jolly and Muralidhar Rao meet Mahinda Rajapaksa; discuss issues of Tamils in LankaTwo senior BJP leaders today met President Mahinda Rajapaksa here and stressed that the pending issues relating to Tamils in Sri Lanka.
All stakeholders should work constructively in Sri Lanka: PM Narendra ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged Sri Lanka to ensure "equality, dignity, justice and self-respect" for its Tamil minority.
Friendly ties with Sri Lanka in India's interest: B S Gnanadesikan, TNCC leaderGnanadesikan insisted that Sri Lanka was our neighbour and a SAARC member, it was in India's interest that friendly ties were maintained.
- India, Sri Lanka to release each other's fishermen, vessels
Asked about the key issues likely to figure in the meeting, Senaratne said his country would raise the issue of bottom trawling by Indian f...
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Tamil Nadu on plea for fishermen's protection"Not only they captured the fishermen, but also damaged their boats" and it takes months before they are released, said the apex court benc...
No change in Centre's stand on Sri Lanka Tamil's issue: PM tells JayalalithaaHolding that there was no change in India's stand, Manmohan Singh has informed Jayalalithaa that New Delhi will work towards ensuring that ...
- DMK MPs to protest in front of Parliament on August 8
DMK MPs will stage a protest in front of the Parliament complex on August eight pressing the Centre to boycott the CHOGM meeting in Colombo...
India should take bold stand on issue of 13th Amendment: JayalalithaaTamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Sunday called for a "bold stand" by India, saying it cannot remain a "passive bystander."
India asks Sri Lanka not to take any step regarding provincial powersSalman Khurshid telephoned his Sri Lankan counterpart G L Peiris and also raised the issue of 26 Indian fishermen who are in detention.