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Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe among foreign leaders to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony

Jun 06, 2024, at 04:06 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will be among the foreign leaders to attend the swearing-in ceremony of BJP leader Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister for the third consecutive term.

India-Bangladesh relations growing from strength to strength, says S Jaishankar

Jan 22, 2024, at 03:15 am

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met newly appointed Bangladesh Foreign Minister Mohammed Hasan Mahmud and said the relationship between the two neighbouring nations “are growing from strength to strength.”

Tourism flow from India consistent contributor to economic, forex inflows into Sri Lanka, says FS Vinay Mohan Kwatra

Jul 24, 2023, at 02:30 am

Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Friday said the visit by Indian tourists has been a consistent contributor to the economic and forex inflows into Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe feels India's growth will be beneficial to Indian Ocean Region

Jul 23, 2023, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi/Colombo: Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said India's growth will be beneficial to the neighbourhood and the Indian Ocean region (IOR).

Indian High Commissioner to SL hands over Maitri Buddha statue to President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sep 03, 2022, at 11:13 pm

Colombo: Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay has handed over a statue of Maitri Buddha brought from India to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials said on Saturday.

India committed to assist Sri Lanka in overcoming economic crisis: Droupadi Murmu tells Wickremesinghe

Jul 30, 2022, at 06:33 pm

New Delhi:  Newly-elected President Droupadi Murmu has told her Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe that India has been committed to assist the people of Sri Lanka in overcoming the challenges posed by the economic crises.

Ranil Wickremesinghe wins Presidential poll

Jul 20, 2022, at 06:16 pm

Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe clinched the Presidential election held in the Sri Lankan Parliament on Wednesday.

120 Sri Lanka-bound flights land In Kerala, Union Minister appreciates

Jul 13, 2022, at 10:54 pm

New Delhi:  Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday appreciated  Trivandrum and Kochi airport for allowing technical landing to over 120 aircraft bound to crisis-hit Sri Lanka where an emergency has been declared after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa  fled amid protests.

India closely following developments in Sri Lanka, stands with people

Jul 11, 2022, at 01:35 am

New Delhi: India on Sunday said it is closely following the developments in Sri Lanka, and said it stands with the people of Sri Lanka as they battle with the crisis.

India to supply 65,000 metric tons of urea to Sri Lanka as economic crisis worsens

May 14, 2022, at 09:02 pm

New Delhi: India will send 65,000 metric tons of urea to support Sri Lanka amid its worsening economic crisis, partially attributed to its steep fall in agricultural output after the Rajapaksa government's sudden decision to switch to organic farming, early last year, went catastrophically wrong.

Forming Ladakh a Union Territory is India's internal matter: Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Aug 06, 2019, at 05:26 pm

Colombo, Aug 6 (IBNS):  Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday described Indian government's decision to create Ladakh as its 'internal' matter.

Sri Lanka Prime Minister calls on President Ram Nath Kovind

Nov 24, 2017, at 01:15 am

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday called on Indian President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday.

Prime ministers of India and Sri Lanka meet to discuss bilateral ties

Nov 23, 2017, at 08:48 pm

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, at the Hyderabad House, in New Delhi.