Sri Lanka Economic Crisis

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tXDt2A6RHWk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told an all-party meeting that Sri Lanka was …

<p> Ranil Wickremesinghe, 73, was elected as the new President of Sri Lanka today with the backing of the Rajapaksa family controlled SLPP, the largest bloc in the  country’s 225-member …

<p> <strong>India on Wednesday refuted "baseless and purely speculative" media reports about efforts at a political level from New Delhi to influence political leaders in Sri Lanka on the voting …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tHNwCfgiSss" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> The stage is set for a three-way fight to be the next President …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s central bank has warned that the bankrupt country’s economy could contract by more than 6 per cent this year amid intense political and social turmoil. Following the …

<p> India's High Commissioner to Colombo, Gopal Baglay called on Speaker of Sri Lankan Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Saturday and conveyed that New Delhi will continue to be supportive …

<p> There was complete chaos in Sri Lanka as protestors who had gathered outside the Prime Minister’s office took over his residence despite the imposition of curfew.</p> <p> Prime Minister …

<p> <strong>For bankrupt Sri Lanka, the process of revival will be painful, uncertain as well as long-drawn. People's patience has run out and the challenge for the new government, if …

<p> <strong>Protests are breaking out in Male, the capital of Maldives, where President of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled following surging mass protests in Colombo seeking the exit of …

<p> <strong>India has rushed 44,000 tonnes of urea to the bankrupt Sri Lanka to facilitate in meeting the domestic requirements for the current and the next sowing seasons.</strong></p> <p> “Delighted …

<p> <strong>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) which has been in talks with bankrupt Sri Lanka for a rescue package said it is closely monitoring the situation in the island nation …

<p> Sri Lanka’s cricket greats came out in support of the protesters against the Sri Lanka President with Sanath Jayasurya walking with the protesters on the streets of Colombo to …

<p> Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, stormed and overran the compound.</p> <p> As protesters surged …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka has reached out to Russia for assistance notwithstanding the stringent sanctions thrashed out by the US and EU against the latter. Colombo is keen to resume flight …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka, which is in the middle of an unprecedented economic crisis hit by food and fuel shortage, is unlikely to see its situation changing in the near future. …

<p> <strong>Cash strapped Sri Lanka has started the much awaited talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a rescue package. The IMF team arrived in Colombo on Monday and …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka has run out of fuel. The Ranil Wickremesinghe government has now announced shutting down of public sector offices from tomorrow as it awaits the approval of the …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took charge two months ago and is currently battling the toughest battle of his political career, spoke with US Secretary of State …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took charge two months ago, is currently battling the toughest battle of his political career. As talks with the International Monetary Fund  …

<p> <strong>The World Bank loan of $700 million to cash strapped Sri Lanka will provide the Ranil Wickremesinghe government the much-required breather till it finalises a bailout package with the …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rkKSlfR0Rxk" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> India has delivered around 40,000 metric tonnes of petrol to Sri Lanka, days …