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"Blood is thicker than water": EAM Jaishankar on India-Sri Lanka relations
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Speaking on the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Jaishankar said, "It is very natural for India to step forward. Blood is thicker than water. It is natural at a moment of difficulty. I have always believed that you will come through this challenge but it is important to have real friends standi
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Laos, a centre for scam networks run by Chinese Nationals: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Economic crisis in Sri Lanka has forced young and educated Sri Lankans to go abroad in search of jobs but many of these get trapped and are forced by Chinese nationals to work in scam call centers at Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Laos.
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Sri Lanka's ousted President Rajapaksa returns home: official
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka's ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa returned home in the early hours of Saturday after fleeing the country in July, according to a senior security official.
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US donates 3,000 metric tons of food to feed Sri Lankan school children
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 27 (ANI): The United States through the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and in partnership with Save the Children, donated 320 metric tons of split yellow peas as a part of 3,000 metric tons of food to nourish school children across Sri Lanka.
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PM Modi assures Sri Lanka's new PM Gunawardena of unwavering support
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena of India's continued support to island nation in a congratulatory letter.
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India's future lies in strengthening liberal democracy and institutions: R
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 30 (ANI): The notion that democracy holds back economic development is wrong and India's future lies in strengthening its liberal democracy and institutions, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said.
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India does not have problems like Pakistan and Sri Lanka, says former RBI
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], July 30 (ANI): India has sufficient foreign exchange (forex) reserves, external debts are low and the country is not having the economic problems like Sri Lanka and Pakistan, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said.
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Japan hands over medical supplies consignment to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 29 (ANI): The Japanese government came forward to help Sri Lanka and handed over the first consignment of a total donation of USD 1.5 million of essential medicines through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the population.
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Sri Lanka: UN experts sound alarm on economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 21 (ANI): Greater support must be given to Sri Lanka as the country faces economic crisis and political turmoil, a group of UN human rights experts stated in an appeal to the international community.
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Sri Lanka, China free trade agreement negotiations at a standstill
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): A senior government spokesperson of Sri Lanka said that there has been no positive response from China for the proposed debt restructuring programme despite taking steps to hasten the free trade agreement (FTA).
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India worried over situation in Sri Lanka, drawing comparisons inappropria
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said there is a very serious crisis in Sri Lanka and India has approached the situation in the neighbouring country in a very humanistic way as part of its neighbourhood first policy.
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Centre to hold all-party meeting over Sri Lankan crisis today
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Centre has convened an all-party meeting on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka.
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