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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
TopicSri Lanka

Topic: Sri Lanka

How ancient Sri Lanka managed monsoon flooding—storage systems, embankments, cascading tanks

Dholavira and Sri Lanka both demonstrated similar environmental intelligence. What sets Sri Lanka apart is its willingness to maintain what was built thousands of years ago.

India extends $350 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka as part of Cyclone Ditwah relief package

The package first announced in December 2025 was signed Wednesday after Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri called on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo.

Former Sri Lankan police chief, defence secy get death sentence over 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Pujith Jayasundara and Hemasiri Fernando can challenge the sentence in the Supreme Court. As many as 279 people, including 45 foreign nationals, were killed in the suicide attacks.

Sri Lanka’s Sigiriya wasn’t Ravan’s palace. Here’s the real history

Indian travellers who visit Sri Lanka and ascend the rock fortress should set aside the version of its history pushed by social media influencers.

Sri Lanka’s Ibbankatuwa shows what India gets wrong about archaeology

What struck me the most at Ibbankatuwa was not the scale of its infrastructure, but the restraint with which the site has been presented.

Sri Lanka has embraced plug-in hybrids. Should India follow?

While the power and fuel situation in India is nowhere as bad as it was in Sri Lanka, there have been a lot of power cuts across the country this summer, with the electricity grid experiencing record-breaking demand.

Gandhi asked Sri Lanka’s fashionable women to abandon jewellery

In 'Colombo', Ajay Kamalakaran looks at Sri Lanka through the stories of well-known figures who visited the port.

Sri Lanka Navy commander invited IRIS Dena, says Iranian envoy to Sri Lanka

Iran's ambassador to Sri Lanka says that after leaving Visakhapatnam, IRIS Dena headed to Sri Lanka for a peaceful exercise but was torpedoed without warning.

Sri Lanka president confirms IRIS Dena was denied permission to dock, US bid to land warplanes refused

Dissanayake: 'There were two pieces of paper on our desk; one asked for permission for Iranian vessels... other for 2 US warplanes. As neutral nation we said no to both. That’s impartiality.'

Iran Navy had sought help. India obliged, Sri Lanka hesitated over fears it would threaten neutrality

Lanka hesitated to allow the ships into its territorial waters after the US air strikes on Iran on 28 February, NYT reported, citing officials.

On Camera

Indian politicians need to learn to take a joke

From stand-up comics facing FIRs to political leaders bristling at memes, India remains deeply uncomfortable with the freedom to mock.

Chinese imports are fuelling India’s export growth, from smartphones to pharma

A look at the latest data from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry shows imports rising faster than exports, as Indian firms continue to rely on Chinese components for manufacturing.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman