India's foreign minister becomes the first such dignitary to visit Sri ...
Oct 4, 2024 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met Sri Lanka’s newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Friday in the first such visit of a dignitary since a new government took office in the island nation last month, amid questions over how Dissanayake would balance between regional powers China and India.
Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals growing economic and ...
Jul 21, 2023 · NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lanka and India signed a series of energy, development and trade agreements on Friday, signaling growing economic ties between the neighboring countries.
A new chapter in India-Sri Lanka relations - Hindustan Times
Dissanayake’s presidency offers a new opportunity for India-Sri Lanka relations to evolve, rooted in mutual respect, regional security, and economic cooperation.
Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy
9 Apr 2024. New Delhi, India – Fifty years after India and Sri Lanka settled a long-simmering dispute over a tiny island, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accused a former government...
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost economic and energy ties
Jul 21, 2023 · The leaders of India and Sri Lanka have agreed to improve their countries’ economic and energy ties, as well as consider building a land link between them.
Sri Lanka crisis: Is India gaining over China in island nation? - BBC
Jul 19, 2022 · Sri Lanka is in the midst of a deep and unprecedented economic crisis that has sparked massive protests, and forced its president to quit after fleeing the country. Over the years, Sri...
India seeks to win public trust in crisis-hit Sri Lanka - BBC
India is emerging as one of the biggest providers of aid to cash-strapped Sri Lanka. For the past 15 years, India and China have vied for favourable diplomatic and trade relations with Sri...
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and …
NEW DELHI, July 21 (Reuters) - India and Sri Lanka said on Friday that they had agreed to improve economic ties by increasing cooperation in renewable energy and studying the feasibility of...
India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis
Jan 20, 2023 · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India’s foreign minister said Friday his country has given financial assurances to the International Monetary Fund to facilitate a bailout plan to help neighboring Sri Lanka emerge from its worst economic crisis, in a first formal announcement from one of the island nation’s creditors.
What Sri Lanka’s Election Means for India - Foreign Policy
Sep 24, 2024 · What Sri Lanka’s Election Means for India. Another political shake-up in New Delhi’s neighborhood shouldn’t have a major impact on bilateral ties. By Sumit Ganguly, a columnist at Foreign...