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TopicMahinda Rajapaksa

Topic: Mahinda Rajapaksa

$2.8 million to switch sides? Bribe allegation rattles Sri Lanka

Colombo has seen frantic political horse-trading ever since Oct. 26, when Sirisena sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa as his replacement.

Rajapaksa family is once again preparing to dominate Sri Lanka politics

They are back as unexpectedly as they fell.

India seems clueless on Colombo crisis

The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Neither New Delhi nor Beijing should take Colombo for granted

Sri Lanka is not ready to become another front in an India-China cold war for control of the Indian Ocean.

Handle with care: Sri Lanka now has two Prime Ministers and a lot of political chaos

As political chaos engulfs Sri Lanka, it is time for India to cautiously increase economic engagements with Colombo.

President & leaders of Sri Lanka mourn Karunanidhi’s demise

Sri Lanka's President Sirisena and his predecessor Mahinda Rajapaksa expressed grief in tweets over the death of veteran Tamil Nadu leader.

Whatever happens in the 2020 election, Colombo cannot play the China card against India

Issues that dominated the political discourse in 2015 are all back in focus, hotly debated in and outside parliament, in the media, and at tea stalls across Sri Lanka.

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The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?