Colombo/Islamabad: – Sri Lanka has expressed anger over the brutal killing of one of its citizens, by extremists, at Sialkot in Pakistan in broad daylight. Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has demanded that the Pakistan government take stern action against those involved in this killing. Although the Pakistan government has assured the Sri Lankan […]
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Colombo – The Sri Lankan government has declared a food emergency due to the unavailability of foreign exchange for food imports. The Sri Lankan government has blamed the Coronavirus pandemic for the shortage of foreign currency reserves. However, analysts and media are claiming that a large amount of foreign exchange is being spent on the […]
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Colombo – Sri Lanka, which has borrowed heavily from China, faces a massive financial crisis. Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange reserves have fallen sharply, with only three months’ worth of foreign reserves remaining. This has led Sri Lanka to impose restrictions on imports of various commodities. According to some reports, Sri Lanka also has no money […]
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New Delhi: – Myanmar counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi established a dialogue with her countrymen. While speaking to her countrymen, Suu Kyi made a big announcement. India will be supplying the vaccine for the Coronavirus, to Myanmar. Suu Kyi said that agreement for purchase of the vaccine has already been signed with the Serum Institute of India. In the recent elections, […]
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Colombo: – India has started opening fronts on different levels, to counter the increasing Chinese activities in the Indo-Pacific region. Cooperation is being solicited from the neighbouring countries for this purpose. The meeting held on Saturday, between Indian National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, and Sri Lanka and the Maldives, clearly point to that. Sources […]
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New Delhi: Since the last month, Chinese research and surveillance vessels are anchored in the Sri Lankan marine limits. One Chinese ship had sunk in this region, in the olden times. China clarified that these ships were present in the area to research the incident. But keeping in view the Chinese ambitions in the Indian […]
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Colombo: Afghanistan Ambassador to Sri Lanka, M. Ashraf Haidari accused that the narcotics coming from the Taliban are being smuggled into Sri Lanka, via Pakistan. Sri Lanka has declared a war against narcotic substances, for the last two years. Last year, a series of blasts were carried out in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Preliminary […]
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New Delhi: Indian and Sri Lankan navies started war exercises named SLINEX-20, in the Indian Ocean, from Monday. This is the eighth bilateral war exercise between the two navies. The exercise is being held at Trincomalee in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had said a few days ago, that Sri Lanka is opposed […]
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New Delhi: – It is reported that India is considering an aid of USD 50 million to Sri Lanka for the defence sector. The decision to make the defence cooperation more comprehensive was taken during the virtual meeting between the Prime Ministers of both the countries. Against this background, the assistance of USD 50 million […]
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New Delhi: – Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured, ‘Confidence is seen in the leadership of Mahinda Rajapaksa. A new chapter in the India-Sri Lanka relations has started with his win. India will always give preference to Sri Lanka under the ‘Neighbourhood First’ and ‘Sagar’ policies.’ A virtual meeting was held between the Indian and Sri […]
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