Assurance by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on his maiden visit to India, comes amid India's worry over Chinese research vessels berthing at ports in SL.
‘India is the only game in town’ said one expert alluding to India lending Sri Lanka a helping hand, Colombo's strained ties with Beijing and the prevailing economic crisis.
The Rajapaksa government should have shelved some of the China-funded infrastructure projects, which were high on debt servicing and low on revenue earnings.
Amendment is aimed at facilitating reconciliation of Tamilian minority by giving them greater representation, but successive Sri Lankan governments see it as an imposition by India.
Foreign Minister Jaishankar speaks to Sri Lankan counterpart Gunawardena Monday. Interaction comes days after MEA asked Sri Lanka to be 'mindful' of bilateral ties between Delhi and Colombo.
New Delhi believes that Sri Lanka has taken a firm decision on ‘completely aligning’ with China, even if that means doing away with the India balancing act.
SLBC, earlier known as Radio Ceylon, began a week-long broadcast of ‘Ratana Sutta’ on 6 May. It’s available on medium wave transmitters & online every evening.
India’s Permanent Representative to UN says country supports Sri Lanka’s unity & territorial integrity, but is committed to aspirations of its Tamil people.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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