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As India watches, China grows powerful in Sri Lanka

Xi Jinping is winning the war without firing a shot in Sri Lanka, observes Colonel R Hariharan (retd). IMAGE: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, right, bumps fists with China's State......

India, Sri Lanka to ink major defence pact 40 yrs after IPKF intervention

For the first time, India and Sri Lanka are set to sign an ambitious defence cooperation pact during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Colombo next week, in a significant move that comes......

'Sri Lanka's Relations With India At All-Time High'

'Granting the country's highest civilian honour to Prime Minister Modi was surprising as it indicated the government was going out of its way to have India as a close partner.' IMAGE: Prime......

India, Sri Lanka sign major defence pact

Signalling an upswing in their strategic ties nearly four decades after the Indian Peace Keeping Force episode, India and Sri Lanka on Saturday inked a defence pact to institutionalise military......

India's Dilemma in Sri Lanka

Mahinda Rajapaksa and Modi have learnt from their past mistakes.Modi has understood that Rajapaksa is a 'forever politician' that India has to live with, observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.......

Trouble brewing for India's GIFT City

At the end of October, Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena handed over the deeds for the transfer of 116 hectares in Colombo Port City to China Harbour Engineering Company on a 99-year lease......

Unfair deals? Lanka halts $1.4-billion Chinese port project

Sri Lanka's suspension of a project to build a glittering skyline on land reclaimed from the Indian Ocean has prompted China to defend its investment, in a test of Beijing's ambitions to fund loans......

GMG plans daily flights to Kolkata

Bangladesh's GMG Airlines plans to introduce daily flights to Kolkata, airline officials said on Tuesday. Daily flights would be introduced from Thursday. Currently, it flies twice a week to......

Why India has failed miserably in maritime trade

Colombo can handle more container traffic than all of India’s ports put together. For a country with a long maritime tradition, this is a pathetic state of affairs, saya T N Ninan. Narendra......

Large hotel chains cut use of PET bottles

Large chains like the Marriott and Taj that are estimated to consume two million plastic bottles a year have taken a conscious decision to first eliminate PET bottles on their premises and then......

Around the world with Mandira Bedi

The world is Mandy's oyster. Like Amy Jackson, Mandira Bedi is an avid globe trotter as well. The actress and television presenter has been living the good life, roaming the world, and posting......

Asia Cup tournament to move out of Bangladesh?

Organisers of cricket's Asia Cup will hold talks next month to decide whether to move February's tournament out of violence-plagued Bangladesh, a top official said on Thursday. According to AFP,......