Sri Lanka's new leader must balance ties ... - Associated Press News
WEB5 days ago · COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Marxist lawmaker who won Sri Lanka’s presidency faces a key challenge in how to balance ties with his country’s two most crucial partners, India and China, as he seeks to draw foreign investment and pull the economy out of the doldrums. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, won the weekend election in an ...
Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals ... - Associated Press News
WEBJul 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.
Don’t want to be sandwiched between China and India: New Sri Lanka ...
WEB5 days ago · In Short. Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has outlined the broad contours of his government's new foreign policy, stating that he doesn't want to be caught between India and China. In an interview with The Monocle, Dissanayake said, "We don’t want to be sandwiched, especially between China and India.
Sri Lanka's New Leader Must Balance Ties Between Regional …
WEB5 days ago · Sept. 25, 2024, at 1:15 a.m. Sri Lanka's New Leader Must Balance Ties Between Regional Powerhouses India and China. More. Rajesh Kumar Singh. FILE -Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves ...
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost economic and energy ties
WEBJul 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.
Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy
WEBApr 9, 2024 · Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy. Indian Prime Minister Modi claims the former Congress government sneakily gifted Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka....
Katchatheevu: Tiny Sri Lankan island sparks political row in India - BBC
WEBApr 2, 2024 · A small, uninhabited island that is part of Sri Lanka has sparked a political row in India weeks before general elections kick off. Katchatheevu - a strip of land spanning just about 1.9 sq km...
India backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis
WEBJan 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.
India, Sri Lanka agree to boost ties through energy, power and …
WEBNEW 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 seeks to win public trust in crisis-hit Sri Lanka - BBC
WEBFor the past 15 years, India and China have vied for favourable diplomatic and trade relations with Sri Lanka thanks to its strategic location in the Indian ocean.