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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...26 Apr, 2026, 02.43 PM IST- China's new deal with Sri Lanka: Should it worry India?Sri Lanka will receive its largest FDI from China with a $3.7 billion investment in an oil refinery under China's BRI. Sinopec's refinery d...17 Jan, 2025, 07.44 PM IST
- 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...28 Apr, 2024, 05.30 AM IST
- Sri Lanka declares moratorium on research ships for a year amid Indian concerns over Chinese vesselsChina has been trying to expand its influence in Sri Lanka, which is located on one of the world's busiest shipping routes in what India co...05 Jan, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
- 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...25 Jan, 2023, 12.21 AM IST
- India, China foreign ministers at SCO summit as Chinese ship heads to Sri LankaNew Delhi worries that the Chinese-built and leased Hambantota port will be used by China as a military base in India's backyard. The $1.5 ...29 Jul, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
- 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...01 Jun, 2022, 12.53 AM IST
- Kenya risks losing port to China casting shadow over India's outreach in Eastern AfricaChina is now the single largest financier for infrastructure in Africa, funding one-in-five projects and constructing every third one, acco...20 Nov, 2019, 09.06 AM IST
- 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...11 Oct, 2018, 03.48 PM IST
- 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...27 Aug, 2018, 09.10 AM IST
- 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.13 Jul, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
- Chinese port with few ships stokes fears in Indian OceanThe 8-year-old Hambantota port, with almost no container traffic, has become a prime example of what can go wrong for countries involved in...18 Apr, 2018, 06.31 PM IST
- Sri Lanka seeks India and Japan cash to balance ChinaFacing widespread criticism for Sri Lanka's reliance on Chinese loans, Wickremesinghe is under pressure to improve the island nation's fina...27 Mar, 2018, 06.50 PM IST
- 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...14 Oct, 2017, 05.09 PM IST
- Hambantota port not a military base for foreign countries: Sri LankaUnder the 99-year lease agreement, China's state-run conglomerate China Merchant Port Holdings (CMPort) is to invest up to USD 1.1 billion ...01 Sep, 2017, 01.52 PM IST
- China may put South Asia on road to debt trapSri Lanka has run up huge losses owing to high rates charged by China for infra pojects under OBOR. Pakistan too finds itself in a similar ...02 May, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
- Sri Lanka to offer India port development to balance out ChinaIndia has in the past not been particularly enthused about developing the Trincomalee port as the project did not appear economically feasi...19 Apr, 2017, 09.23 AM IST
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