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Khurshid in Lanka for bilateral talks, to meet Rajapaksa, Peiris

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived here today to hold talks with the top Sri Lankan leadership on a host of issues, including that of Indian fishermen languishing in jails and devolution of powers to the provinces.

Sri Lanka govt not answerable for civil war deaths: foreign minister

Sri Lanka's foreign minister said his government has no case to answer over the reported deaths of thousands of civilians at the end of its civil war, even as pressure grows for an international inquiry to account for the dead.

Tamil Tiger fronts operate in Germany: Sri Lanka

The Tamil Tiger rebel front organisations are still operating in Germany under the guise of community organisations, the Sri Lankan external affairs ministry claimed Monday

China to train Lankan army, to provide military technology

Firming up its ties with Sri Lanka, China has granted fresh development loan worth $2.2 billion for infrastructure projects and agreed to provide defence technology as well as training to the island nation's army.

Work with US on human rights issue in UN: Khurshid tells Lanka

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said he has asked his Lankan counterpart GL Peiris to work with the US and report progress if any made on the issue to arrive at a draft which is "acceptable to everybody".