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India leads internationally in canvassing support for Sri Lanka, says Lank
Updated : 3 days, 13 hours ago IST
Lauding India's support for Sri Lanka during its worst economic crisis, the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda said that India's neighbourhood policy was clearly demonstrated when the country extended its helping hand to crisis-hit island nation through the credit line a
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Expanding trade using Indian Rupee part of nation's recovery strategy with
Updated : 3 days, 15 hours ago IST
He further said that Sri Lanka is mulling the possibility of using the RuPay mechanism for Indian tourists coming to Colombo.
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MoS Muraleedharan participates in Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day celebr
Updated : 3 days, 23 hours ago IST
This milestone coincides with 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between both countries.
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India "will stand by" Sri Lanka, says EAM Jaishankar as he meets prez Wick
Updated : 2 weeks, 4 days ago IST
The External Affairs Minister on Friday met Sri Lankan president to strengthen bilateral ties under India's Neighbourhood First policy.
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"Only option is to seek IMF support", Sri Lankan President on economic col
Updated : 3 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that the only option for the island nation to emerge from this crisis is to seek the support of the global lender International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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India, Sri Lanka are bonded together by Buddhism
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
A delegation of high-ranking Sri Lankan Buddhist monks, who were on a pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya to attend discourses of the holy city, has recalled the historical Buddhist connections between the two maritime neighbours.
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Sri Lanka envoy meets Sitharaman, thanks India's unprecedented emergency a
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda on Tuesday met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and thanked her for the brief emergency assistance India has provided to the island nation throughout its difficult period.
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Monks, priests, nuns protest in Sri Lanka over rising electricity prices
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 21 (ANI): A group of monks, priests and nuns has protested in Colombo against the increased electricity tariff amid the financial crisis that has gripped the island nation.
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'We extended around USD 4 billion aid this year': India on financial suppo
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 20 (ANI): India on Tuesday responded to a media query regarding reports on "no further financial support from New Delhi to Colombo", stating that it has extended around USD 4 billion in bilateral assistance this year for the people of Sri Lanka.
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China a 'close friend' but India is 'brother' and 'sister', New Delhi's se
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India Milinda Moragoda on Monday referred to remarks of Mahinda Rajapaksa about the island nation's relations with India and said that the former President of the country used to say that "China is a close friend but In
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India overtakes China to become largest lender of Sri Lanka
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 18 (ANI): With a total of USD 968 million in loans in four months of 2022, India has emerged as Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lender, overtaking China in the process, a media report said.
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Indian experts lambast Chinese envoy to Sri lanka for overstepping his aut
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): After the heavy-worded spat between India and China yesterday, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka sharply reacted to the recent remarks of the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong, experts in India stated on Sunday that China has been pursui
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