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Amid Sri Lankan economic crisis, apparel orders from island nation diverti
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Countries importing textile products from Sri Lanka have now started moving towards Indian exporters as Sri Lanka continues to reel under its worst economic crisis, said the Ministry of Textile official on Friday.
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US warns China-Solomon Islands security deal can be destabilising
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 15 (ANI): The United States has expressed concern over the security pact between China and the Solomon Islands, saying this agreement will open the door for the deployment of Chinese military forces to the Pacific nation.
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China to hold military drills near Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): China on Friday announced military exercises near Taiwan in light of a visit by US congressmen to the island.
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China's advanced fighter aircraft J-20 patrols East and South China Seas
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 15 (ANI): In a move that can escalate tensions in disputed seas, China has begun sending its most advanced fighter aircraft, the J-20, to patrol the East and South China Seas.
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China's security deal with Solomon Islands poses threat to Indo-Pacific se
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): Australia and New Zealand raised their concerns regarding the security deal between the Solomon Islands and China as it will allow the People's Liberation Army presence in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Massive protest erupts in heart of Colombo amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 14 (ANI): A massive protest erupted in the Galle Face Green area in the capital city of Colombo as the Island nation is facing its worst economic crisis since independence with food and fuel shortages, soaring prices and power cuts.
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China opposes visit of US Congressmen to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): China once again opposed any official contact between the US and Taiwan after the arrival of an American delegation on the island on Thursday.
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11,000 MT rice from India reaches Colombo ahead of Sri Lanka's New Year
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo, (Sri Lanka), April 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka is all set to celebrate New year on April 14 at a time when the country is in the abyss of a severe economic crisis and as a neighbouring country, India is providing maximum help to the Island nation.
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India rushes to help Sri Lanka while China presses for FTA hurting Colombo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Even as India has rushed to help its neighbour Sri Lanka, which is facing a severe economic crisis, China has in turn been pressing the Island nation for a Free Trade Agreement that would hurt Colombo's finances.
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Sri Lanka succumbs to China's debt-trap diplomacy: Report
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka, a thriving island country with a population of 22 million, has succumbed to China's debt-trap diplomacy while Colombo battles most significant economic crisis in decades amid mounting debt repayment woes.
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Sri Lanka: Perinatal Society appeals for help to 'save newborn babies' as
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 11 (ANI): Perinatal Society of Sri Lanka has made a desperate appeal to the Sri Lankans living in and outside the island nation to save newborn babies in hospitals that are running out of essential consumables amid the country's deepening economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan leaders use Chinese money for personal benefit, say locals arou
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Hambantota [Sri Lanka], April 10 (ANI): Amid one of the worst economic crises in Sri Lanka, locals around the country's Hambantota port blame the government for the situation the island nation is facing at present while saying that the leaders use the money they receive from China for the
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