India Sri Lanka Relations
India in talks with Sri Lanka over its request for debt relief: MEA
Sri Lanka is reeling under a major economic crisis and has requested several countries and international donors, including India to provide debt relief
 "India in talks with Sri Lanka over its request for debt relief: MEA")
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 Lankan FM Dinesh Gunawardane to visit India on January 9: Report")
Sri Lanka leased Hambantota port to China for 99 yrs. Now it wants it back
The port is emblematic of the controversy dogging Chinese President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative from Kenya to Myanmar
 "Sri Lanka leased Hambantota port to China for 99 yrs. Now it wants it back")
Will strive to take ties with India to very high level: Gotabaya Rajapaksa
He also said both India and Sri Lanka need to work together on issues related to security and overall welfare of the people of the two countries
 "Will strive to take ties with India to very high level: Gotabaya Rajapaksa")
Ready to work very closely with new Sri Lankan government: MEA
Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday took oath as Sri Lanka's new prime minister
 "Ready to work very closely with new Sri Lankan government: MEA")
Under Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Lanka to maintain close ties with India: Experts
The 70-year-old controversial wartime defence secretary's victory is of significant importance for India
 "Under Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, Lanka to maintain close ties with India: Experts")
Sri Lankan President dials Modi, rejects 'RAW assasination plot' report
A report has claimed that the president said that India's external intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) was behind the plot
 "Sri Lankan President dials Modi, rejects 'RAW assasination plot' report")
