New Delhi, September 23, 2020: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will hold a Virtual Bilateral Summit on 26 September 2020. A press statement from the Ministry of External Affairs of India said today. The statement also said that this Virtual Bilateral Summit will provide an opportunity for the […]
After the deadly terrorist attacks that shook Sri Lanka on Easter, there is a widespread crackdown on terrorists and their hideouts going on in the country. Taking the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of terror attacks on 21 April 2019, Indian nationals intending to travel to the country are advised not […]
As Sri Lanka mourns its dead and the world watches in shock, the Sri Lankan Hindus have come forward to condemn terror attacks on the Christian community. In a press note, Siva Senai founder Maravanpulavu K. Sachithananthan condemned the violent terror attacks in Colombo, Negombo and Batticaloa and termed it unacceptable to the Saivaites of […]
In response to media queries regarding the recent political development in Sri Lanka, the Official Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “As a close neighbour and true friend, India welcomes the resolution of the political situation in Sri Lanka. This is a reflection of the maturity demonstrated by all political forces, and also of the resilience of […]
On Friday 21st October 2016 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena unequivocally trashed the charge of the opposition and some quarters of the media stating clearly that he has no intention of changing the status of the state religion Buddhism. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena made this assertion at a powerful religious gathering in the eastern port […]
