Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a ceremonial welcome on Saturday at the Independence Square in Colombo as he began his three-day visit in Sri Lanka. He was greeted by Sri Lankan president ...

Independence Square in Colombo is ready for the 77th National Independence Day celebrations. Picture by Wasitha Patabendige All preparations are in place to celebrate the 77th National Independence ...

Today’s ceremonial welcome for PM Modi at Independence Square, Colombo was special as this is the first time Sri Lanka has accorded such a welcome to a visiting dignitary.

Independence Square, the site of Sri Lanka’s national day celebrations and home to the iconic Independence Memorial Hall, served as the symbolic backdrop for this deepening strategic partnership ...

India and Sri Lanka signed a major defence cooperation pact for the first time ever after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake spoke.

Prime Minister Modi’s three-day visit to Sri Lanka fostered stronger bilateral ties with President Dissanayake. Seven MoUs were signed in key sectors including defence, energy, and trade. Modi ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at Colombo's Independence Square on Friday as he began a three-day visit to Sri Lanka aimed at deepening regional ties and ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake rolled out the red carpet for Modi and welcomed him with a 19-gun salute in the capital’s Independence Square on Saturday.

In this screengrab from a video posted by PM India website on Saturday, April 5, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his ceremonial welcome at the Independence Square, in Colombo, Sri Lanka ...

PM Modi received a ceremonial welcome at the Independence Square, where he was received by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday.

COLOMBO: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday accorded a grand ceremonial welcome at the historic Independence Square in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital, in perhaps the first such ...