A surging crisis in Sri Lanka: A new wave of COVID-19 is causing chaos
By Jeevethan Selvachandran Over the last few months, the world has watched India struggle through an unimaginable COVID-19 situation – over the first half of 2021, the pandemic’s second wave wreaked havoc…
India Denies Approving Sri Lanka’s WCT Deal with Adani group
India on Friday denied Sri Lanka’s announcement that New Delhi had cleared the proposal of an Adani group company to develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) at Colombo port, according to…
Indian mission in Sri Lanka denies Trincomalee oil tanks deal off
The Indian High Commission in Colombo has rejected Sri Lankan energy minister’s claim that the deal between the two countries on the 99 World War II-era Trincomalee oil tanks leased…
Bandwagoning with China: Geopolitics of a container terminal in Sri Lanka
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera It is rather unusual for trade union leaders to speak geopolitics. “Geopolitics should not be a determinant factor for us to lease our own East Container Terminal…
India Agrees to Prioritize Sri Lanka in Providing COVID Vaccine
India’s foreign minister pledged Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday to prioritize the country when Indian-produced COVID-19 vaccines are ready for export, the President Media Division (PMD) said. Visiting Indian External…