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TopicMahinda Rajapaksa

Topic: Mahinda Rajapaksa

In Pictures: Modi, Jaishankar greet Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa at Rashtrapati Bhavan

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in India Friday for a four-day visit, his first overseas trip since his appointment in November.

Sri Lanka PM Mahinda Rajapaksa starts 4-day India visit

In his first overseas visit since his brother became President, Mahinda hopes to finalise the implementation of $450 million line of credit pledged by PM Modi.

Rajapaksa to meet PM Modi tomorrow, visit to focus on security in Indian Ocean region

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to begin his four-day visit to India Friday as the two neighbours look to refresh ties.

The Rajapaksa brothers who ‘controlled every aspect of Sri Lankan life’ return to power

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, sworn in as President Monday, has picked brother Mahinda as PM. And they are just 2 of at least 14 Rajapaksas who've held important positions in Sri Lanka since 1936.

Gotabaya appoints brother Mahinda Rajapaksa, ex-Sri Lankan president, as prime minister

Mahinda Rajapaksa had won power in 2005 and went on to become South Asia's longest-serving leader. He became Sri Lanka's youngest ever parliamentarian in 1970 at the age of 24.

AAP, Centre talking of Delhi’s poor water is great. But it can’t end as political face-off

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

A Rajapaksa for President. For Sri Lanka that has seen so much tragedy, it’s time to panic

It doesn’t matter who is in charge. The Rajapaksa political project revolves around corruption and denigration of ethnic and religious minorities.

Sri Lanka’s wildly incompetent President keeps getting worse

Maithripala Sirisena eschews responsibility at every turn. He has no leadership qualities and has been out of his depth since January 2015.

Sri Lanka terror attacks can help Rajapaksa use wartime credentials for political gains

Terrorism, national security and law & order will be the major issues in the forthcoming elections in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan army says it is ready to face any investigation on war crime

The army along with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have been accused of war crimes during the final phase of a 26-year long military conflict that ended in 2009.

On Camera

Make Sanchar Saathi removable. Good intentions don’t excuse State overreach

Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.

New cess on ‘pan masala’ to fund national security and healthcare programmes

The Health Security Se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, explained. Oppn has attacked the proposed cess as 'a new financial burden' on the citizens.

After Op Sindoor, India goes in for more Heron Mk IIs; Israel frontrunner for mega MALE drones deal

Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.