The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and ...

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.

Mr. Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka — on the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake — marks the first visit by a foreign leader to Sri Lanka after the island nation witnessed ...

Beijing's rising influence in Sri Lanka and the wider Indian Ocean region has been a major source of concern for New Delhi. https://p.dw.com/p/4snmW Sri Lankan ...

COLOMBO/NEW DELHI, April 5 (Reuters) - India and the United Arab Emirates agreed to develop an energy hub in Sri Lanka, India's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as New Delhi's competition with ...

For a small village near the Sinharaja Forest Reserve in Sri Lanka, “snow-white monkeys” have become a major tourist attraction, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay. These white ...

Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a fourth review of an Extended Fund Facility bailout, the IMF said on Friday. On approval by the IMF Executive ...

COLOMBO, April 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday, unchanged from its October forecast, but faces ...

Sri Lanka on Sunday (April 6, 2025) released at least 11 Indian fishermen as a special gesture, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched for resolving the vexed fishermen issue with a ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Sri Lanka from April 5 is a strategic step in bolstering India’s regional outreach under the 'Neighbourhood First' and 'Act East' policies.

India-Sri Lanka defence pact, seen as a big step to boost strategic ties, comes nearly 40 years after Indian Peace Keeping Force's role in the island nation. India and Sri Lanka signed a landmark ...

Sri Lanka will start work next month on plans to develop an energy hub with India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the energy minister said on Friday, as the nation looks to leverage its ...