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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
TopicIndia-Sri lanka

Topic: India-Sri lanka

From Pamban bridge to Ram Setu, India’s revolution in regional integration is underway

A rail-road bridge connecting Dhanushkodi in India to Talaimannar in Sri Lanka will serve as a strategic pivot for both nations—for trade, tourism, and economic and geopolitical interests.

7 critical pacts signed during Modi’s visit as India, Sri Lanka give fresh impetus to bilateral ties

Modi's visit comes as New Delhi shifts its foreign policy eastwards in bid to cement ties with neighbours. Sri Lanka, seen close to China until few yrs ago, is now among India’s closest allies.

Defence pact, debt restructuring & energy projects to top the agenda for Modi’s Sri Lanka visit

The 3-day visit, starting Friday, will be the longest by the PM to the island country. India looks to continue building its ties in Sri Lanka to counter China’s increasing footprint.

PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka after attending BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok

The three-day visit will be Modi's longest to the island country. It follows Sri Lankan President Dissanayake’s visit to New Delhi and Bodh Gaya in December last year.

Indian fishermen were ‘aggressive’, says SL Navy after its envoy’s summoned by India over firing incident

5 of 13 Indian fishermen apprehended Monday were injured, 2 seriously. The Indian High Commission in Colombo has also raised the matter with the Sri Lankan foreign ministry.

Sri Lanka’s economic recovery must be coupled with India’s growth, says former president Wickremesinghe 

At Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture in Delhi, he underlined that Sri Lanka needs to move away from debt-driven economic model, also spoke about pending economic partnership pact. 

Free visas for Indians from January, policy on research vessels soon, says Sri Lankan FM Vijitha Herath

On final day of a 3-day visit to India, Sri Lankan foreign minister also says that the country could produce electricity for export to India after completion of all projects.

Ports, grants, defence to detained fishermen, key takeaways from Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka

New Delhi: India has conveyed that seven Lines of Credit worth $20 million offered to Sri Lanka can be converted into a grant, as...

In ‘1 nation, 1 election’, Urdu press sees quest for convenience that risks silencing local voices

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

On Camera

‘I am Assam,’ Zubeen Garg had said. He was the soundtrack to our lives

Zubeen Garg's funeral entered the Limca Book of Records as the fourth-largest such procession in the world.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.