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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicSri Lanka

Topic: Sri Lanka

Work from beach: Sri Lanka woos remote workers with digital nomad visa, extends tourist visa validity

Signalling a shift in how it is positioning itself within the global tourism and remote-work economy, Sri Lanka joins list of countries, led by Estonia, that set up digital nomad visa programmes post COVID-19.

Russia turns to India, Sri Lanka for way out of its labour crisis

Kremlin estimates its economy needs 11 million more labourers by the end of the decade. The issue was high on the agenda during President Putin’s December visit to New Delhi

Global summit in Delhi, now Devnimori relics to Sri Lanka–why India is pushing Buddhist diplomacy

In Sri Lanka, where Buddhism shapes national identity, political culture and daily life, the exposition of holy relics marks a deliberate move of Indian diplomacy.

Op Sagar Bandhu: Indian Army restores vital road link in cyclone-ravaged Sri Lanka using Bailey bridge

The project follows the completion of a larger 120-foot dual-carriageway Bailey bridge on the A-35 highway in northern Jaffna last month.

Op Sindoor, Gen-Z stir & rise of a dictator. 2025 saw old fault lines & new anger collide in South Asia

South Asia had a tumultuous year as old fault-lines & new anger collided. Borders burned, governments fell and alliances shifted.

Japan and Sri Lanka are making the same mistake—replacing political action with fiscal policy

Markets and institutions often force adjustments only when political entities are unwilling to do so voluntarily.

‘Tamils will all be killed.’ The terror of Sri Lanka’s militant monks

In 'The Robe and the Sword', Sonia Faleiro uncovers how militant monks in Asia have transformed a tradition of nonviolence into a tool of terror.

The Sri Lanka story in 100 fridge magnets

Authors Anthony Vipin Das and Vidushi Duggal turned the magnets they collected during their travels into Around the World in Magnets–Sri Lanka, launched earlier this week.

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.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

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.