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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicSrilanka

Topic: Srilanka

Flood relief diplomacy gone wrong: Pakistan ships expired food aid to Sri Lanka

Consignment was sent in wake of Cyclone Ditwah floods, a move which was praised by Pakistan High Commission in an X post, which has now been deleted.

EU Election observers arrive in Sri Lanka, meet PM Gunawardena

26 observers will monitor the upcoming presidential election in the South Asian nation.

No plans to postpone presidential election, says Sri Lankan minister Jeevan Thondaman

Govt distances itself from call by President Wickremesinghe’s party colleague for referendum on extending president & parliament tenure.

Gujarat ATS arrests 4 ‘ISIS terrorists’, says ‘wanted to teach lesson to RSS-BJP, Jews & Christians’

The accused identified as Mohamed Nusrath, Mohamed Faris, Mohamed Rasdeen and Mohamed Nafran are all citizens and residents of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka signs 20-year power purchase deal with Adani Green for two wind power stations

Adani Green Energy won the approval in February last year to invest $442 million and develop the 484 megawatts wind power plants in Mannar town and Pooneryn village in Sri Lanka.

Two Indian Coast Guard ships dock in Sri Lanka to strengthen bilateral ties

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) ships Samarth and Abhinav are visiting Sri Lanka for training and professional interactions with the Sri Lankan Coast Guard.

Jaishankar urges Indians to visit Sri Lanka, Lakshadweep mentioned in Budget amid row with Maldives

In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said projects for port connectivity, tourism infra & amenities will be taken up on Indian islands including Lakshadweep.

On Camera

From Bronze Age migrations to British Raj—how ideas stopped flowing between India and Iran

As early states developed in the Iranian plateau and northern India, ideas continued to circulate between the steppe and the settlements of the Iranian plateau and the Punjab plains.

Geoeconomic confrontation top trigger for global crisis, cyber insecurity biggest risk for India—WEF

WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 orders

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.