Sri Lanka Food Crisis

<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> 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> 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 Lankan President President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said on Thursday that India has promised to provide fertiliser to Sri Lanka for the Yala season, which lasts from May to the …

<p> <strong>Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. The South Asian Island nation is in the grips of acute shortages of food, fuel and …

<p> <strong>The United Nations' High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday called on the authorities in Sri Lanka to prevent further violence, and urged restraint and meaningful dialogue …

<p> Sri Lanka came to a standstill on Friday after trade unions went on strike demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's resignation. The island nation in the Indian Ocean is facing an …

<p> A popular revolt triggered by a massive financial meltdown is threatening to  cause “regime change” in Sri Lanka, with the mighty House of the Rajapaksas facing collapse.</p> <p> Already …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_NXDYzjrxFc" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> India starts supplying rice to Sri Lanka in the first major food aid …

<p> India has rushed 40,000 tonnes of diesel under a $1 billion credit line given to Sri Lanka. The ship carrying the fuel has reached the island nation and the …

<p> The Sri Lankan food and fuel crisis is likely to haunt the island nation's first family—the Rajapaksas. The clan holds as many as nine positions in the government—the prominent …

<p> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rG2iRSxClfs" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p> <p> Amid its worst ever economic crisis, Sri Lanka has been hit by severe …