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Modi, Rajapaksa to review framework of Indo-Lanka ties on Saturday: MEA

The long-pending Tamil issue in Sri Lanka is also likely to figure in the talks

Rajapaksa, Modi to discuss ways to bolster ties during virtual summit

Mahinda Rajapaksa and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit on September 26 during which the two leaders would discuss the entire gamut of bilateral relations

Indian, Sri Lankan discuss bilateral economic, development cooperation

Indian Acting High Commissioner Vinod K Jacob on Wednesday met Sri Lankan state minister Shehan Semasinghe and held discussions on Indian and Sri Lankan bilateral economic and development cooperation

Sri Lanka will not harm India's security interests: Foreign Secretary

Sri Lanka's Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage has said that Sri Lanka will always have an India-first approach as far as strategic security is concerned

Sri Lanka will adopt India first approach: Foreign Secy Jayanath Colombage

Sri Lanka will adopt an "India first approach" as its new foreign policy plank and protect New Delhi's strategic security interests, the country's Foreign Secretary Jayanath Colombage has said

Modi congratulates Rajapaksas, expresses confidence on strengthening ties

On Wednesday, Sri Lanka's new Cabinet, including four members of the powerful Rajapaksa family, took oath with President Gotabaya retaining the key defence ministry

Sri Lankan FM Dinesh Gunawardane to visit India on January 9: Report

He would be in India for a couple of days, The Daily Mirror newspaper reported

Sri Lanka won't do anything to harm India's interests: President Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa, who is considered pro-China, said he wanted Sri Lanka to be a "neutral country" and work with all the countries

Remove trade barriers for better economic ties, Sri Lanka tells India

The Centre had also stopped immediately shipments of onion at below minimum export prices to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and warned violators of strict action

India stays lower-middle-income nation while Sri Lanka gets richer: Report

Maldives ($9,310 or Rs 6,36,432) and Sri Lanka ($4,060 or Rs 2,77,542) are the only two countries in South Asia in the upper-middle-income group

India offers support to Sri Lanka to fight common threat 'Jihadi terrorism'

The offer follows the deadly Easter bombings which killed 260 people including 11 Indians.

China 'not narrow minded' to oppose Indian investments in Lanka: Official

China has acquired Hambantota port for 99-year lease as a debt swap

Sri Lanka chooses JV with Indian firm over China for $300-mn housing deal

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet his counterpart Narendra Modi on Saturday in New Delhi, the Indian capital, for talks

India eyes airport in Sri Lanka, near Chinese Belt and Road outpost

Beijing's projects, backed by loans extended by Chinese govt and initiated by a previous Sri Lankan govt, have faced widespread opposition in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to go ahead with strategic oil facility deal with India

This decision comes despite opposition from other parties in Sri Lanka

Connecting cultures

A cross-cultural India-Sri Lanka project shows how two ancient cities have more in common than their age

India to send 30 Sri Lankan refugees to homeland

According to Sri Lanka's ministry data, more than 5000 refugees have returned to the country since 2011

India reaches out to Lanka

Will host Ranil Wickremsinghe this week

Sri Lanka supports India's Sagarmala project: Ranil Wickremesinghe

Delivering the keynote speech Wickremesinghe said the Sagarmala project is an advantage for Sri Lanka

Lanka PM hopeful of resolving fishing issue with India

Says, 1,000 Indian trawlers were illegally fishing in the country's waters using bottom trawling techniques