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India slams China, says Sri Lanka needs support, not 'unwanted pressure'

India on Saturday hit back at China for alleging that it was "interfering" in Sri Lanka's internal affairs, firmly telling Beijing that what Colombo needs now was "support, not unwanted pressure or unnecessary controversies" to serve another country's agenda. Hinting at India's objection to the docking of Chinese ballistic missile and satellite tracking ship 'Yuan Wang 5' at the Hambantota port, Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhongon in a statement on Friday said that "external obstruction" based on so-called security concerns without any evidence is a "thorough interference" into the island nation's sovereignty and independence. "We have noted the remarks of the Chinese Ambassador. His violation of basic diplomatic etiquette may be a personal trait or reflecting a larger national attitude," the High Commission of India in Sri Lankan tweeted. It said Qi's view of India may be coloured by how his own country behaves. "India, we assure him, is very different," the Indian miss

Lanka needs support, not 'unwanted pressure' to serve China's agenda: India

Hitting out at China for its remarks on India's objection to the docking of its high-tech ship at Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, New Delhi on Saturday firmly told Beijing that what Colombo needs now is "support, not unwanted pressure or unnecessary controversies" to serve another country's agenda. "We have noted the remarks of the Chinese Ambassador. His violation of basic diplomatic etiquette may be a personal trait or reflecting a larger national attitude," the High Commission of India in Sri Lankan tweeted. It said the Chinese envoy Qi Zhenhong's view of India may be coloured by how his own country behaves. "India, we assure him, is very different," the Indian mission here said. The Ambassador's imputing a geopolitical context to the visit of a purported scientific research vessel is a giveaway, the mission said, adding that "opaqueness and debt driven agendas are now a major challenge, especially for smaller nations. Recent developments are a caution". "Sri Lanka needs support,

India to hand over Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy

India will hand over a Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft to Sri Lanka Navy at a ceremony here which will be attended by President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Vice Chief of Indian Navy begins visit to SL; to hand over Dornier aircraft

Days before a Chinese missile and satellite tracking ship docks in Sri Lanka's Hambantota port, Vice Chief of Indian Navy Vice Admiral S N Ghormade began a two-day visit to the island nation on Sunday

Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe thanks PM Modi for India's support

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday thanked India which he said under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi has provided the crisis-hit island nation "a breath of life" in tough times.

PM Narendra Modi congratulates Lanka Prez; assures support in recovery

Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as Sri Lanka's eighth president after he was elected by lawmakers

India extended Line of Credit worth $1.85 bn to Sri Lanka in 10 years: EAM

India has extended 8 Lines of Credit (LOCs) to Sri Lanka amounting to USD 1850.64 million in the past 10 years, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar said on Friday

Centre extended 8 Lines of Credit worth $1850.64 mn to SL in past 10 yrs

The Centre has extended 8 LOCs to Sri Lanka amounting to $1850.64 mn in sectors, including railways, infrastructure, defence, renewable energy, petroleum and fertilizers in the past 10 years

There's fear of Sri Lanka crisis spillover, says EAM S Jaishankar

To help island nation engage with IMF, other debtors, says Jaishankar after all-party meet

India to invest more in Sri Lanka after crisis support of $3.8 bn: Report

India is willing to make more investments in neighbouring Sri Lanka after supporting it with $3.8 billion this year, New Delhi's envoy in Colombo told the Indian Express newspaper

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India to be supportive of economic recovery in Sri Lanka: Official

Indian High commissioner Gopal Baglay called on the parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa and said that India will continue to be "supportive of democracy, stability and economic recovery in Sri Lanka"

India's trade with crisis-hit Sri Lanka 'at standstill': Exporters

Exporters are very cautious because of the political crisis and payment issues: FIEO Vice-Chairman Khalid Khan

Baseless and speculative: India on helping Lankan Prez flee to Maldives

The 73-year-old Sri Lankan President fled the country along with his wife and two security officers on a military jet on Wednesday

RBI allows settlement in rupee to settle trade with Russia, Sri Lanka

Exchange rate of two trading partners may be market determined, says central bank

India refutes speculative media reports on sending troops to Sri Lanka

'The High Commission would like to categorically deny speculative reports in sections of media and social media about India sending her troops to Sri Lanka'

India hands 44,000 MT of urea under credit line to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

India handed more than 44,000 metric tonnes of urea under a credit line extended to crisis-ridden Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commission said

Why a historic cascade of defaults is coming for developing countries

Sri Lanka was the first nation to stop paying its foreign bondholders this year, burdened by unwieldy food and fuel costs that stoked protests and political chaos

Indian influence in South Asia declines as China expands foothold

China's exports to the region grew over five times between 2005 and 2020

Sri Lanka provides 5-yr visas to Indian biz leaders to promote investment

Sri Lankan Minister Dhammika Perera handed 5-year visas to Indian business leaders in the island nation to promote investment in the country.Taking to Twitter, Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka said, "Hon'ble Minister @_dhammikaperera handing over 5-year visas to #Indian business leaders in #SriLanka!! This is a welcome step in enhancing ease of business and promoting investments in Sri Lanka."Earlier on Wednesday, the Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay met Sri Lanka's Trade Minister and discussed diverse facets of the trade."High Commissioner met Minister for Trade Hon'ble Nalin Fernando today. They discussed diverse facets of bilateral trade, such as increasing trade volume, creating platforms to facilitate business linkages between India and Sri Lanka," Indian Embassy in Sri Lanka tweeted.India always comes forward to help Sri Lanka during its economic crisis. India has sent assistance worth several billion US dollars to rescue the money-strapped Sri Lankan government ...