Sri Lanka working on implementing LLRC proposals

Sri Lanka on Wednesday said a task force overlooking the implementation of the reconciliation commission is making progress and has shortlisted 33 of its recommendations to be implemented at the......

India encouraged LTTE in the 1980s: Book

The Indian policy on Sri Lanka in the 1980s, the formative years of the LTTE, provided encouragement to the separatist group, a new book has claimed.The book, Gota's War, talks about India's......

Jayaratne sworn in as Lanka PM

Veteran Sri Lankan socialist leader D M Jayaratne, a close ally of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, was sworn-in on Wednesday as the country's 20th prime minister after the ruling party secured a near......

India wants to open consulate in Jaffna

India is keen to open a consulate in Jaffna, once a stronghold of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said on Monday, even as she pressed for political......