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BIMSTEC Charter
At the 5th BIMSTEC Summit which will be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 30th March, six documents which also include the BIMSTEC Charter, is likely to be adopted and signed. Overview: The heads of government of the BIMSTEC countries ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
Sri Lanka Inter-city Train Service with Indian Aid
Sri Lanka had created an inter-city railway service with the help of India. India provided diesel units to the project. Railway services were launched between Jaffna and Colombo. With this India wanted to send a strong message that it has ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs • International / World Current Affairs
India to strengthen ties with Sri Lanka
On 20 Nov, New Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said that he will be visiting India on his maiden overseas visit next week, to strengthen the relationship and discuss regional security, peace and economic development. India’s External Affairs S. Jaishankar, ..
Sri Lanka hosts biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference
The biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference is being held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 4-7 November 2019. India will be represented at the conference by Union Minister for Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad. About Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference 2019 ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Sri Lanka unveils South Asia’s tallest tower in Colombo
Sri Lanka unveiled a 350-metre-tall Lotus Tower which is now being dubbed as South Asia’s tallest tower in Colombo city. Though the tower is still under construction President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena decided to open the tower to public. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Sri Lanka unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower
Sri Lanka has recently unveiled South Asia’s tallest tower in Colombo, which is constructed at a cost of over $100 million. However, 80% of cost was funded by China under the controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The 350-metre-tall 17-storey ..
Sri Lanka: 15 dead in gun-battle with Islamists
In a fierce overnight battle between Sri Lankan troops and the suspected Islamic State militants as the search operations were underway, at least 15 people were killed including 6 children and 3 women. The whole incident took place along the ..
Mass Bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter
The Sri Lankan government has declared an immediate curfew across the entire nation in the wake of recent bombings which have been labelled as the worst in the decade. The country has been gripped by a series of blasts which ..