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Sri Lanka: Emergency Declared After Violent Protests Over Economic Crisis

July 18, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In the middle of violent protests over the financial crisis in Sri Lanka, the island country’s acting president – Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared a state of emergency, said a government notice released late on Sunday. According to the official notice, It is expedient, so to do, in the interests of public security, the protection […]

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Sri Lanka Declares a State of Emergency After President Rajpakasa Fled the Country

July 13, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Sri Lanka has declared a state of emergency after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country, said local media reports. Military personnel uses tear gas shells to disperse protestors who scaled the wall to enter Sri Lankan Prime Minister’s residence in Colombo. Prime Minister’s spokesman Dinouk Colombage told the media, “Since the president is […]

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Sri Lanka: Airport staff stopped the ex-finance minister from leaving the country

July 12, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The former finance minister of Sri Lanka and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s youngest brother Basil Rajapaksa stopped from boarding a flight to Dubai on Monday evening. Basil reportedly attempted to leave Sri Lanka amid the ongoing economic crisis in the country, but airport immigration officials refused to let him leave the country following the […]

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Sri Lanka seeks Russian Help for Fuel Supply

July 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sought Russian credit facilities to import fuel to Sri Lanka in overcoming the existing economic challenges during a teleconference he had with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, July 7. Sri Lankan President tweeted, “Had a very productive discussion with Russian President Vladimir Putin. While thanking him for all the […]

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Sri Lanka may receive diesel and petrol from India

July 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The government of India may send fuel to the island country Sri Lanka again in the next few days as a help, said the Colombo-based sources. The financial crisis has risen in India’s southern neighbor country as forex reserves slummed drastically in the last couple of months. Lanka has received more than 400,000 tonnes […]

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Sri Lanka: Fuel Halted for Private Cars, Citizens told to Stay Home

June 28, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In the middle of the financial crisis in the country, the government of Sri Lanka abruptly restricted fuel supplies and advised citizens to stay home. The island nation’s cabinet of ministers Monday decided to limit the distribution of fuel to essential services until July 10, spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said. “Port, health services, food transport […]

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Beijing is ready to work with New Delhi to help Sri Lanka: Zhao Lijian

June 9, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Not only the people of Sri Lanka and the government of the island country have noticed the help of India in its financial crisis, but the world has noted that stability and development in South Asia always remained the main priority of India. The New Delhi government has released about USD 3 billion […]

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Need $5 Billion in the next six months for essentials: Sri Lanka PM

June 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In the middle of the financial crisis in the country, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka assumed the amount to run the island nation for the next six months. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe said that “the country will need $5 billion over the next six months to ensure basic living […]

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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe may visit India this month

May 14, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: New Delhi: With the hope of help, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe may visit India this month to meet his counterpart Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi and other delegations could discuss the financial aid provided by India, sources said. After swearing-in as Sri Lanka’s 26th prime minister on Thursday, […]

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Not sending troops to crisis-torn Sri Lanka: India

May 11, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Indian High Commission (IHC) on Wednesday (May 11) dismissed speculative media allegations that New Delhi is sending troops to Colombo. The IHC stated that India firmly supports Sri Lanka’s democracy, stability, and economic recovery. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its biggest economic crisis since its 1948 independence from the United Kingdom. […]