Tue, May 17, 2022
The plan for reopening does not include sending diplomats at senior levels — the embassy will likely function only with personnel for liaison purposes that may extend to consular services, the sources said. It would not mean a recognition of the Taliban regime.
Tue, May 17, 2022
It is expected that the visit will repair ties between the two countries, which have been in limbo for over a year, and which reached a low with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusations that the Biden Administration was behind his ouster.
Mon, May 16, 2022
They were the most powerful political clan in Sri Lanka until the recent crisis spun out of control leading to Mahinda Rajapaksa stepping down as PM and paving the way for Ranil Wickremesinghe. Mahinda has gone. But has he? Nirupama Subramanian traces the arc of Sri Lanka’s complex political history and finds that it could be hard to keep the Rajapaksas down for too long
Fri, May 13, 2022
This is Wickremesinghe’s fifth time in the office. Each of his earlier terms was truncated, and on two of those occasions he was dismissed by the President — by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2004, and by Maithripala Sirisena in 2018.
Tue, May 10, 2022
Mahinda Rajapaksa's decision to quit in the wake of the shocking violence unleashed by his supporters on peaceful protestors in Colombo and its outskirts, has not yet resolved the political impasse.
Mon, May 09, 2022
This is the second religious ceremony in three days at the site, which the ASI has tagged as a “site of national importance”. The ASI does not permit prayers at a protected site unless it was a functioning place of worship at the time the the body took charge of it.
Sun, May 08, 2022
The 8th century temple was said to have been destroyed during the rule of Sikandar Shah Miri between 1389 and 1413.
Sun, May 01, 2022
Nirupama Subramanian writes: Crippled by an acute shortage of dollars, Sri Lanka has restricted all its imports, including essential food items. At the time Kurien ventured into Sri Lanka, the country’s annual milk powder import bill was $60 million.
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
Mohseni, whose Moby Group is based in Dubai, said the Afghan people had always believed they shared a special bond with India. “They are now feeling quite betrayed, they are feeling abandoned” he said.
Thu, Apr 28, 2022
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Fri, Apr 22, 2022
The decree, issued in the Dhivehi language, says the state has a duty to ensure the security of diplomats posted to the country and diplomatic missions.
Tue, Apr 19, 2022
The Sri Lanka-India Memorandum of Understanding for the project was among several signed in March during the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, as Delhi extended a helping hand to Colombo during the economic crisis with financial assistance worth $2.4 billion.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
The protests have seen students, teachers, lawyers, doctors and nurses gathering at Colombo’s Galle Front.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
He replaced Basil Rajapaksa who resigned earlier this month along with the rest of the cabinet — this was a move by Basil's brothers, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, to appoint fresh faces in the hope of placating the angry people on the streets.
Sun, Apr 17, 2022
Amid crippling shortages, collapse of the economy and a political impasse, protesters across Sri Lanka have come together under the rallying cry of “Go Gota Go”. Nirupama Subramanian travels along the island country’s uneasy fault lines, from Colombo in the south to Jaffna in the north, to find that the protests may have served to paper over some of these cracks.
Fri, Apr 29, 2022
He said the Kashmir issue had to be resolved with “small steps” to “bring temperatures down”. He also spoke on opening up Bollywood to Pakistani actors and India's IPL to Pakistani cricketers.
Fri, Apr 15, 2022
India's prized agreement with Sri Lanka for the joint development of the Trincomalee Oil Tank farm, signed earlier this year after a 35-year wait, may take years to turn around and at least a 100 million dollars.
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s address to the nation Monday night was his first direct outreach to the people since the economic crisis.
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Speaking to The Indian Express, Wickremesinghe also said that to tide over the current food shortage, Sri Lanka must tap its friends in South Asia — India, Pakistan and Bangladesh — to “borrow” foodgrains that could be returned after two or three years.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
The Rajapaksa government has so far believed it can ride out this crisis with a few cosmetic changes. In its favour is the absence of a challenger, but the protesters are digging their heels in.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
In 2015, after Mahinda’s shock defeat in the presidential elections, tearful supporters greeted him in this village and pledged to bring him back to power. But it seems that even here, people have run out of patience.
Tue, Apr 12, 2022
Everywhere, news consumption spikes during times of upheaval, turmoil, and disaster. Sri Lanka is no different, and media houses are trying to keep the news flowing, also keeping pace with social media.
Sun, Apr 10, 2022
In Colombo, Saturday saw tens of thousands converge at Galle Face, the capital's main ocean front.
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
India is Sri Lanka's only neighbour, and it is inevitable that New Delhi's role in this crisis should come up in conversation.
Sat, Apr 09, 2022
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