Sri Lankan president's visit to India signals growing economic and ...
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.
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.
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.
Why a Sri Lankan island is sparking an Indian election controversy
WEB9 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 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...
Anura Dissanayake elected new Sri Lanka president ... - Times of India
WEB1 hour ago · Sri Lanka has elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president, marking the first time in the country's history that a Marxist leader has assumed the role. Dissanayake, the 56-year-old leader ...
Sri Lanka crisis: Is India gaining over China in island nation? - BBC
WEBSri 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...
Who is Anura Dissanayake, the firebrand Marxist poised to be Sri Lanka ...
WEB6 hours ago · ANURA KUMARA Dissanayake, a firebrand Marxist with humble beginnings, emerged as a frontrunner for the Sri Lankan President’s post, pushing out incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe in the first round, as the island nation began a historic second count on Sunday. Dissanayake, known for his pro-working ...
Sri Lanka presidential election goes to historic second count
WEB2 hours ago · 2 min read. Sri Lankans voted on Saturday to elect a new president in the first election since the economic meltdown in 2022. (AP Photo) In a historic first, Sri Lanka’s presidential election on Sunday went into a second round of counting after no candidate secured over 50 per cent vote needed to be declared the winner.
Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka is new Sri Lanka's …
WEB1 hour ago · Official data showed that Sri Lanka's poverty rate doubled to 25 percent between 2021 and 2022, adding more than 2.5 million people to those already living on less than $3.65 a day.
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