India Sri Lanka Ties

PM Modi's impressive India-US diplomacy holds lessons for Sri Lanka

Amidst the intricate geopolitical landscape, Colombo must proactively navigate its relationships and place strategic emphasis on strengthening its ties with New Delhi

‘India extended unprecedented help’: High Commission in Colombo on reports of aid withdrawal

At a time when Sri Lanka is going through its worst economic crisis leading to severe shortage of food and fuel supplies for its people, India as its nearest neighbour stepped up to extend financial help and had even sent huge supplies and medicines to the island nation to tide over the crisis

Asian Century: Time is running out and fast — and China is responsible for that

The ball is in China’s court, which has to resolve the border dispute with India. Post-Galwan, there cannot be any progress unless the PLA withdraws to pre-Galwan ground positions

Not sending troops to Sri Lanka: India denies 'speculative media reports'

The denial from the Indian High Commission comes a day after it refuted as "fake and blatantly false" local social media speculation that former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his family members have fled to India

India sends one more consignment of 40,000 MT of diesel to economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Earlier, India delivered 40,000 MT of diesel to Sri Lanka on 2 April. This was India's fourth consignment of fuel delivered to Sri Lanka under the Line of Credit

'India-Sri Lanka special bond will continue,' says Colombo receiving 11,000 MT rice from Delhi ahead of New Year

Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka said, 16,000 MT rice have been supplied under India's multi-pronged support to Sri Lanka in the past week alone

'Blatantly false and completely baseless': India denies reports of sending troops to economic crisis-hit Sri Lanka

'We condemn such irresponsible reporting and expect the concerned to desist from spreading rumours,' the Indian High Commission said

India comes to Sri Lanka’s rescue despite its China tilt. Will Colombo mend its ways now?

With Sri Lanka facing a severe shortage of fertilizers after the import of chemical fertilizers from China was banned, Delhi steps in to speed up supply of nano fertilizer to Colombo.

Narendra Modi holds virtual bilateral summit with Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, discusses trade and defence ties

In the interaction with his Sri Lankan Lankan counterpart, Modi referred to his government's neighbourhood-first policy as well as SAGAR and said India gives priority to its relations with Sri Lanka

'Hope democratic values are respected': India on political turmoil in Sri Lanka after Mahinda Rajapaksa's return

India on Sunday said it was closely following the political developments in Sri Lanka and hoped that democratic values and the constitutional process would be respected in the island nation.