#India
India, Pakistan trade gunfire as tensions rise over deadly Kashmir attack
Indian and Pakistani forces have exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LOC) separating the two countries as the UN calls for “maximum...
Sri Lanka requires India’s consent for full disclosure of Defence MoU, says Cabinet Spokesperson
Cabinet Spokesman Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said that the full disclosure of the recently signed Defence Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India cannot...
Sri Lanka shelves naval drill with Pakistan off Trincomalee as India flags concerns
A planned joint naval exercise between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the strategically significant waters off Trincomalee was quietly shelved a few weeks...
Sri Lanka-India MoUs and their implications
by Neville Ladduwahetty Of the several MOUs signed by the President of Sri Lanka during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka, the...
Sri Lanka’s security pact with India sparks concerns of ‘Undivided India’, says Gammanpila
Former Member of Parliament and leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), Udaya Gammanpila, has raised alarms over Sri Lanka’s potential inclusion in...
Sri Lanka readies security testing of biometric hardware
The initial testing of the biometric hardware the Sri Lankan government procured recently will be done in a couple of weeks, top officials...
FSP calls new security pact with India the ‘worst betrayal in history’
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has raised alarms over the geopolitical implications of Sri Lanka’s recent security agreement with India, claiming that the...
Modi meets Sri Lanka’s 1996 World Cup winners
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had the opportunity to engage with members of the iconic 1996 Sri Lankan cricket team, which secured the...
