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Sri Lanka's Western Province opposes federalism for Tamil north citing constitutional issues

Sri Lanka's Sinhala-majority Western Province has opposed a recent resolution by Tamil-dominated northern provincial council on a federal solution to grant political autonomy to Tamils.

Diplomacy of symbolism: How PM Modi stole Manmohan Singh’s thunder in Jaffna

The Jaffna leg of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just-concluded Sri Lanka visit can be summed up in one sentence. It was a triumph of diplomacy of symbolism over diplomacy of rhetoric.

Sri Lanka opposition against Manmohan Singh visiting Jaffna

Sri Lanka must not allow Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit the country's former war zone in the Tamil-dominated north, since he declined to attend the CHOGM summit, the main opposition UNP said on Monday.

If PM could meet Nawaz Sharif, why not CHOGM in Colombo?

It is necessary for the Indian Prime Minister to attend the meet, in order to show India’s commitment to its own foreign policy principles.

Sri Lanka: Rajapaksa's Muslim ally to fight north polls alone

Sri Lanka's leading Muslim party SLMC, a key ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has decided to contest the northern provincial council elections alone.