Tag: sri lanka
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High Commissioner Baglay reiterates India’s commitment to Sri Lanka
High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay reaffirmed India’s resolve to continuing to assist Colombo with its economic recovery.
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Sri Lanka’s ousted President Rajapaksa returns home: official
After fleeing the nation in July, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the deposed president of Sri Lanka, arrived back home in the early hours of Saturday, according to a top security officer.
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IMF agreement gives us confidence, grateful to India: Sri Lankan envoy
The preliminary agreement with the IMF, under which Sri Lanka stands to receive $2.9 billion to address the ongoing economic crisis, is a “first step” in the long process of economic recovery but will give the nation and investors “confidence” to draw more investments and remittances, according to Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Milinda…
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Sri Lankan officials lobby for Chinese company to get elevated highway project
According to local media, Sri Lankan authorities from the Roadway Ministry are pressuring the country’s Road Development Authority (RDA) to complete a USD 550 million elevated highway despite an official moratorium on expensive megaprojects.
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Heated debate between Delhi and Beijing over ship in Sri Lanka
The docking of a Chinese military vessel in Sri Lanka has rekindled tensions between New Delhi and Beijing, this time over Colombo. A day after the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka accused India of “thorough interference” in Sri Lanka’s sovereignty and invoked “the northern neighbor’s” history of aggression, New Delhi retaliated sharply on Saturday. According…
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Chinese ‘spy vessel’ Yuan Wang 5 leaves Sri Lanka
After a contentious six-day visit, a high-tech Chinese research ship that had landed at the crucial Hambantota port left the Sri Lankan seas on Monday. Originally slated to arrive at the Chinese-run port on August 11, the ballistic missile and satellite surveillance ship “Yuan Wang 5” was delayed because Sri Lankan officials refused to provide…
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Amid India’s Concerns, Chinese spy ship Yuan Wang 5 docks in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port
According to Sri Lankan news outlets, the Chinese espionage ship Yuan Wang 5 arrived at the Hambantota Port on Tuesday morning. The arrival of the Yuan Wang 5 espionage ship in Sri Lanka has created a diplomatic issue for India and its allies.The Hambantota Port was built with Chinese funds, and the insolvent country has…
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India gifts Dornier to Sri Lanka a day ahead of Chinese vessel arrival
India presented a Dornier reconnaissance aircraft to Sri Lanka on Monday to help the island nation combat drug trafficking and maritime security problems, only a day before a disputed visit by a Chinese research vessel. The aircraft was presented at a special ceremony at the Sri Lankan Air Force facility in Katunayake. Sri Lankan President…
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BRI sputters, with no new Chinese investment posts Pandemic
Bangladesh has joined Nepal in pronouncing a resounding ‘NO’ to any more loans from China after Sri Lanka declared bankruptcy owing to economic irresponsibility stemming from Chinese-funded white elephant projects. Now, handouts are the only thing that interests the two nations. The Belt Road Initiative (BRI), which was introduced by President Xi Jinping nine years…
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Following the Lankan embassy’s vessel’s refusal to enter Hambantota, China has reduced its social media activity
Chinese social media platform TikTok has blocked a promotional campaign by the Sri Lankan embassy on Douyin, according to media reports citing sources. This is in response to the Sri Lankan government’s decision to suspend the visit of a Chinese ship to Hambantota port.Additionally, there are a tonne of derogatory remarks about Sri Lanka on…