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Topic: Sri Lanka

A Chinese vessel is docked in Sri Lanka again — why Beijing ‘research ships’ worry India

Shiyan 6, a Chinese research vessel on an 80-day expedition, entered Colombo port Wednesday. This comes a year after China’s Yuan Wang 5, a ‘spy’ vessel, sailed into Hambantota. 

India-Sri Lanka ferry service brings Tamils closer to Tamils. It’s smart economics too

PM Narendra Modi’s video message described the “vision of connectivity” with Sri Lanka that goes beyond the boat. It includes digital payments, fintech, and a joint energy grid.

After Bangladesh, Sri Lanka comes to India’s defence in row with Canada — ‘outrageous allegations’

Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry says Canada PM Justin Trudeau ‘has this way of just coming out with some outrageous allegations without any supporting proof’.

Sri Lanka can’t move on from civil war history. Sinhala elite insecure about sharing power

A complete lack of trust between the Sinhala elite and Tamil minority is apparent across Sri Lanka, which seems unable to even begin laying some of its ghosts to rest.

India and Sri Lanka have a complicated relationship — trust is a difficult, two-way street

Last week, the Neighbourhood First series discussed ‘Sri Lanka after Rajapaksa: Recovery or Standstill’ at Delhi’s India International Centre.

Focus on trade, infra to build connectivity — what’s in India-Sri Lanka economic vision document

Modi calls document ‘India’s long-term commitment towards Sri Lanka’ and says the island nation plays an essential role in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy.

Did you know there’s a giant ‘gravity hole’ in Indian Ocean? IISc scientists may have found out why

Located just south of Sri Lanka, it is here that Earth’s gravitational pull is weakest & sea level is 100 m lower than global average. Findings published in Geophysical Research Letters.

Sri Lanka asks foreign investors for 30% haircut in a bid to reduce debt

Sri Lanka is struggling with its worst financial crisis after the country's foreign exchange hit record lows and triggered its first foreign debt default last year.

IMF bailout only became possible due to Indian support, says Sri Lankan envoy Moragoda

In an interaction with ThePrint team, High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda discussed topics including Sri Lanka's economic crisis and the need for a 'strategic partnership' with India.

World Bank to provide $500 million in budgetary, welfare support for crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is emerging out of its worst economic crisis in 7 decades, and its economy expected to shrink 2% this year before returning to growth next year.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.