Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Opposition party SJB to hold meet on Sunday to discuss no-confidence motion, impeachment against President

<p> Sri Lanka's Opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya will hold a meeting on Sunday to decide their next move regarding…

3 years ago

Sri Lankans flee to India as politicians fail to find common cause over economic catastrophe

<p> With the worsening economic situation in the island nation, another 19 Sri Lankans arrived in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.…

3 years ago

Video: Sri Lankans mount worldwide protests amid social, economic and political meltdown

<p> The Sri Lankan diaspora has intensified its protests across the world. Expat Sri Lankans have come out to protest…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka crisis deepens—opposition parties step up action against Rajapaksa government and family

<p> <img height="1" src="file:///C:/Users/media/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image001.gif" width="1" />After intense debates in the parliament with no solutions proposed by the truncated government of…

3 years ago

Is Rajapaksa waiting for loans to placate people and stave off challenges to power?

<p> Much action is happening in Sri Lanka but no solutions have been offered by either its leadership or by…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka on edge as economic hardship triggers surge in street battles, political wrangling

<p> Sri Lankan politicians have failed to find a solution to the humanitarian crisis engulfing the country despite a two-day…

3 years ago

Cricketers Arjuna Ranatunga and Sanath Jayasuriya praise ‘big brother’ India for helping Sri Lanka

<p> Former Sri Lanka cricketer and Minister Arjuna Ranatunga on Wednesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for helping Sri Lanka…

3 years ago

Worldwide protests against Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa family take root—demonstration in Los Angeles, Australia and Canada

<p> With the Sri Lankan economic downturn fast snowballing into a social and political crisis, professional groups are now joining…

3 years ago

How the Rajapaksas have become the face of the national crisis in parliament and on streets

<p> With unending public protests against the government targeting Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and with the opposition in no…

3 years ago

Will the popular revolt in Sri Lanka trigger “regime change” in the island nation?

<p> A popular revolt triggered by a massive financial meltdown is threatening to  cause “regime change” in Sri Lanka, with…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Should India take the Afghan humanitarian model to support the people?

<p> The situation in Sri Lanka continues to be volatile after irate protestors tried to storm Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s…

3 years ago

Sri Lankan President invites opposition to join cabinet as social, economic crisis worsens

<p> In fast happening developments in Sri Lanka, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa invited opposition parties to "work together" to pull out…

3 years ago

Amidst emergency in Sri Lanka, India rubbishes rumours about troop deployments in the island nation

<p> The Indian High Commission in Colombo rubbished rumours that the country has sent its troops to Sri Lanka after…

3 years ago

India speeds up rice shipments to help crisis-ridden Sri Lanka

<p> A consignment of Indian rice is being loaded for immediate shipment to Sri Lanka to help the island nation…

3 years ago

India rushes 40,000 tonnes of diesel to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

<p> India has rushed 40,000 tonnes of diesel under a $1 billion credit line given to Sri Lanka. The ship…

3 years ago

Sri Lankan President declares public emergency after unrest

<p> <strong>Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Friday issued an extraordinary gazette declaring a public emergency in the island nation…

3 years ago

Riots near Sri Lankan President’s home, dozens arrested as food, fuel crisis mount

<p> Sri Lankan police arrested nearly four dozen people after incidents of arson and rioting as hundreds of people tried…

3 years ago

Modi says BIMSTEC unity is a must to stem global turmoil

<p> <strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the need for improved regional cooperation and security amid the geopolitical developments in Europe.…

3 years ago

India affirms that it will stand by Tamils in Sri Lanka

<p> <strong>The Indian government has once again reiterated that it has been consistently supportive of the realization of the aspirations…

3 years ago

India To Build Sri Lanka Wind Farms After China Pushed Aside

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/apMe-PYNfoM" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> India to help…

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Jaishankar tells India’s envoy in Colombo to help key Sri Lanka hospital as medicine stocks run out

<p> External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday directed Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay to see how India can help…

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