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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicSri Lanka

Topic: Sri Lanka

Democracy, non-institutional methods of regime change lead to problems—NSA Ajit Doval

Change of regimes through non-institutional methods in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal were cases of bad governance, Doval says at 6th Sardar Patel Lecture on Governance.

Fishing disputes a rough wave in India-Lanka ties. Requires sensitive handling, says PM Amarasuriya

Issues such as Indian fishermen fishing in Lankan waters & engaging in harmful practices like bottom trawling is of deep concern to fishermen in northern Sri Lanka, she says.

Sri Lankan PM Harini Amarasuriya visits her alma mater, Hindu College

On her first visit to India as PM, the Sri Lankan leader, in an address at DU, called for a political culture free of corruption and nepotism and urged citizens to stay engaged.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.

141 skeletons found: Mass grave in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna tells the story of its bloody civil war

Excavations in Chemmani, on outskirts of Jaffna, will continue for another 7 weeks. Among objects recovered are tiny socks and shoes, a baby powder tray, and delicate bangles.

Former Sri Lanka president Wickremesinghe transferred to ICU ahead of hearing

Wickremesinghe was scheduled to be brought before a Magistrate on August 26. However, hospital officials said he has been advised to take medication & rest for the next three days

Why Sri Lanka’s CID has arrested former president Ranil Wickremesinghe

Wickremesinghe is the highest-ranking opposition leader to be detained in the ongoing anti-corruption drive launched by the new leftist administration in Lanka.

Sri Lankan Navy arrests 4 Indian fishermen from Rameshwaram in Gulf of Mannar

The fishermen were arrested for fishing across the border and have been taken to the Mannar Navy camp for questioning. The arrest has caused unrest among the fishermen in Rameshwaram.

7 Indian fishermen arrested by Sri Lankan Navy for ‘crossing maritime border’

According to Rameswaram Fishermen association, Sri Lanka arrested crew of boat 'IND-TN-10-MM-746', belonging to V Isaac Paul, on charges of crossing international border.

IMF allows Sri Lanka to draw $350 mn tranche from 4-yr facility after 4th review of bailout programme

Amid Sri Lanka's economic crisis, IMF in 2023 approved a nearly $3 bn facility to assist its efforts to durably restore macroeconomic stability by restoring fiscal & debt sustainability'.

On Camera

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.