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Mahinda Rajapaksa, left, and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa wave to supporters during a party convention held to announce the presidential candidacy in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP file photo)

Rajapaksas to launch political comeback bid in Sri Lanka

Colombo: Sri Lanka's powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country's worst economic...

26 May 2024 5:56 AM

New Delhi also denied baseless and speculative reports in a section of the Sri Lankan media about interference on its part in the polls. (Bloomberg)

India says no poll interference: -'Back Sri Lanka quest for...

Observers see Mr Wickremesingheâ€™s victory as good news for India as he has a particularly good working relationship...

21 July 2022 3:05 AM

President elect Ranil Wickremesinghe greats supporters upon his arrival at a buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP)

Wickremesinghe elected new Sri Lankan president; protesters demand his...

Wickremesinghe secured 134 votes in 225-member House while his nearest rival and dissident ruling party leader Dullas...

20 July 2022 6:40 PM

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar speaks to the media after a meeting with Floor Leaders of political parties regarding Present Situation in Sri Lanka, in New Delhi, Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (PTI Photo)

India says Sri Lanka crisis severe, no spillover

Comparisons with India misinformed: Jaishankar

19 July 2022 8:08 PM

The grandiose Hambantota port project in Sri Lanka, which once had the same bunch of Indian strategic thinkers in a tizzy, hosts no ships and doesnt earn much. China is now pressuring Sri Lankans to service its debt and is seeking to extract some more in lieu of that. (Wikimedia)

Mohan Guruswamy | Chinaâ€™s Belt and Road drive was just another...

The 2008 US financial meltdown was a consequence of the sub-prime mortgage crisis which followed as a consequence of...

18 July 2022 6:23 PM

Union minister for external affairs S Jaishankar. (Twitter)

Centre to hold all-party meeting on Sri Lanka crisis tomorrow

Tamil Nadu parties mount pressure on government

18 July 2022 1:33 AM

Girls display their arms painted with message Ranil go home referring to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the protest site in Colombo. (AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Keep race, religion out in a Sri Lankan revival...

It sounds remote but newspaper pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla attending a Hindu...

17 July 2022 6:25 PM

Sri Lanka army soldiers patrol near the official residence of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | India must act with care amidst Lanka imbroglio

Sri Lanka’s slow descent into an abyss is evident from the developments over the past few weeks. Let down by...

13 July 2022 6:03 PM

Anti government protesters swim in a swimmingpool of the Sri lankan presidents official residence after storming into it in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP)

K.C. Singh | Bad policies and ill luck cause Sri Lankan crisis

The installation of Ranil Wickremesinghe as PM also had temporary impact as a quick solution to a complex scenario was...

13 July 2022 1:29 AM

People sit by the swimming pool as they throng President Gotabaya Rajapaksas official residence on the second day after it was stormed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 11, 2022.

Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa hits airport standoff in escape...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a -'peaceful transition of power-'

12 July 2022 5:59 AM

A man checks the debris of the burnt private residence of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, July 10, 2022. (AP)

Amid escalating Colombo crisis, India vows it will -'stand with people...

New Delhi: As Sri Lanka battles an unprecedented economic and political crisis, the Government of India declared on...

10 July 2022 6:28 PM

Ranil Wickremesinghe (Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed Finance Minister by Prez...

Wickremesinghe relies on all political parties to support him in his immediate task of reviving the ailing economy

25 May 2022 7:08 AM