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Topic: Colombo

After Maldives, Jaishankar in Sri Lanka to secure Indian Ocean neighbourhood, counter China

The back-to-back visits by EAM S. Jaishankar is expected to strengthen India’s maritime security domain under the ‘SAGAR’ doctrine, in view of growing Chinese influence.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka bets big on $14 bn China-backed Port City, wants reluctant India to invest

China has invested $1.4 billion in the strategically located project. But the Rajapaksa govt wants India to invest in the potential metropolis, which is Sri Lanka's first SEZ.

With China funding Colombo Port City, India urges Sri Lanka to be ‘mindful’ of bilateral ties

Sri Lanka passed a bill last month which will establish Colombo Port City Special Economic Zone & Colombo Port City Economic Commission under a $1.4 bn deal funded by China.

What is cabotage law & why India plans to restore the sea transport rules it scrapped in 2018

With Sri Lanka scrapping East Container Terminal deal with India and Japan, and Adani Group’s entry to develop the west terminal, Modi govt is rethinking its cabotage policy.

India won’t stop pushing for East Container Terminal despite Colombo clearing the West project

New Delhi believes Colombo ‘cannot unilaterally take the ECT project off the table’ and ‘dishonour’ an international tripartite agreement.

India believes Sri Lanka can’t backtrack after promising to proceed with Colombo Port project

Sri Lanka has scrapped the East Container Terminal project. But New Delhi believes Colombo might reconsider its decision and ‘things can change any moment’.

Number of Indians killed in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 11 as another succumbs to injuries

The Sri Lankan foreign ministry said that as of 24 April, the number of foreign nationals who have been killed in the attack rose to 36.

Sri Lanka govt apologises for not acting on intelligence inputs as death toll rises to 310

A govt spokesperson told CNN that that they had received warnings about the blasts days before the attacks.

4 JD(S) leaders among Indians killed in Sri Lanka blasts, 3 others missing

The four Karnataka leaders were staying at Colombo's Shangri-La hotel, one of the sites that was attacked in the Easter Sunday terror strikes on Sri Lanka.

6 Indians killed in deadly Sri Lanka blasts

The victims are among the 290 killed in a series of explosions that targeted churches and luxury hotels in Colombo on Easter Sunday.

On Camera

Suryakumar Yadav beats Trump’s Gaza plan on Indian TV news. No global event can match cricket

Indian TV channels need not report extensively on war zones. But why don’t they have at least one bulletin of international news each day, prime time?

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.