India, Vietnam for peaceful Indo-Pacific region on basis of respect for national sovereignty: NaiduVice President Naidu and his Vietnamese counterpart Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh reiterated the importance of building a peaceful and prosperous Ind...
10 May, 2019, 12.32 PM IST
- Sri Lanka to go ahead with proposed oil deal with India: Government
SL finance minister said work to form a JV company to operate and manage oil storage tanks in Trincomalee under a 50-year lease agreement w...
08 Sep, 2017, 12.29 PM IST
- Lankan Prez invokes Buddha; asks opposition to drop protest plan during Modi's visit
The president said everyone must understand that strengthening the Indo-Lanka ties does not mean that Lanka is bowing down to India.
08 Sep, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
India, Sri Lanka celebrates spiritual connectivityThe Vesak is celebrated on the day of full-moon in the month of May commemorating these three holy events that took place 2561 years ago.
11 May, 2017, 11.42 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi's Sri Lanka diplomacy is a vital test case for his neighbourhood first policyIn political terms, the sheer volume of bilateral visits at the highest levels of government on both sides over the last couple of years sp...
11 May, 2017, 12.17 PM IST
Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremasinghe gives his word on oil tanker deal ahead of PM Modi's visitModi is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on May 11-12 to take part in the UN ‘Vesak Day’ which commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death...
10 May, 2017, 12.35 AM IST
Sri Lanka only leasing out oil tanks to India: Ranil WickremesingheSeeking to dispel concerns that his government is selling state assets to India, China, US and Japan, he said, "We are going to cater to th...
06 May, 2017, 02.59 PM IST
Sri Lanka keen to boost economic ties with India: Ranil WickremesingheWickremesinghe will arrive in New Delhi on April 25 on a five-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi t...
22 Apr, 2017, 04.13 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to have packed schedule of foreign tours from next monthBesides Sri Lanka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to travel to the US, Israel, Russia, Germany, Spain and Kazakshstan.
19 Apr, 2017, 06.38 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Sri Lanka in MayPrime Minister Modi will make his second visit to Sri Lanka in the second week of May, Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said.
19 Apr, 2017, 05.23 PM IST
Six months at home, PM Narendra Modi to visit 5 nations in 2 months nowBeginning with visit to Sri Lanka in May, the PM will then travel to Germany, Spain, Russia and Kazakhstan and he is also likey to travel t...
07 Mar, 2017, 07.43 PM IST
Lord Buddha's teaching integral part of India's political philosophy: Asoke Mukerji"The core of the teachings of Lord Buddha, especially ahimsa or non-violence, have become an integral part of India's political philosophy,...
07 Jun, 2015, 09.53 PM IST