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Page 10 - Rajapaksa

Will India kiss and make up with the Rajapaksa brothers? Wait and watch

Appointing his China-friendly brother Mahinda the prime minister ahead of India visit marks a testing point for the new president's neighbourhood policy

Will India kiss and make up with the Rajapaksa brothers? Wait and watch
Updated On : 22 Nov 2019 | 2:24 AM IST

Is Sri Lanka the next Argentina?

Sri Lanka suffers from cleavages along many different lines, notably ideology, ethnicity, language, and religion

Is Sri Lanka the next Argentina?
Updated On : 21 Nov 2019 | 3:32 AM IST

Lanka President Rajapaksa names brother Mahinda PM as Wickremesinghe quits

Mahinda won power in 2005 and went on to become South Asia's longest-serving leader. He became the country's youngest ever parliamentarian in 1970 at the age of 24

Lanka President Rajapaksa names brother Mahinda PM as Wickremesinghe quits
Updated On : 20 Nov 2019 | 9:13 PM IST

US stands ready to work with Sri Lanka's new president, says Pompeo

Gotabaya stormed to victory on Sunday in the presidential election, trouncing his nearest rival Sajith Premadasa by a margin of over 1.3 million votes

US stands ready to work with Sri Lanka's new president, says Pompeo
Updated On : 19 Nov 2019 | 2:20 AM IST

Sri Lankan reset

Gotabaya's election presents challenges and opportunities

Sri Lankan reset
Updated On : 18 Nov 2019 | 11:14 PM IST

Sri Lanka steers towards China as Rajapaksa wins presidential poll

Gotabaya oversaw the military defeat of Tamil separatists under his brother Mahinda 10 years ago

Sri Lanka steers towards China as Rajapaksa wins presidential poll
Updated On : 17 Nov 2019 | 9:59 PM IST

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The man who ended Sri Lanka's 30-yr civil war with LTTE

The 70-year-old politician served as the defence secretary during his elder brother Mahinda Rajapaksa's tenure as president from 2005 to 2014

Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The man who ended Sri Lanka's 30-yr civil war with LTTE
Updated On : 17 Nov 2019 | 1:25 PM IST

Rajapaksas eye return to power as Sri Lanka readies for prez poll tomorrow

At stake is the stability of a nation that has increasing strategic importance due in part to its proximity to some of the world's most important sea lines

Rajapaksas eye return to power as Sri Lanka readies for prez poll tomorrow
Updated On : 15 Nov 2019 | 8:51 AM IST

Rajapaksa names brother Gotabaya as Sri Lanka Presidential candidate

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said recently that the Presidential Elections is likely to be held in November or December

Rajapaksa names brother Gotabaya as Sri Lanka Presidential candidate
Updated On : 12 Aug 2019 | 9:18 AM IST

In turbulent Sri Lanka's politics, decoding Sirisena's pact with Rajapaksa

If the Rajapaksa regime looks as if it is going to return in Sri Lanka, many in the country's armed forces will begin to feel extremely uneasy

In turbulent Sri Lanka's politics, decoding Sirisena's pact with Rajapaksa
Updated On : 03 Nov 2018 | 11:37 AM IST