Sri Lanka's economy to grow 3.5% in 2025 despite US tariff headwinds, World Bank says Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday ...

An India-Sri Lanka direct rail or road link needs just a 25-km-long bridge. The Pamban Bridge, recently inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, completes a crucial part of a direct train from Chennai to ...

Photograph: Thilina Kaluthotage/Reuters "While there was initially concern that the NPP* government would lean closer towards China, India's engagement with Sri Lanka has been steadily growing ...

The recent imposition of tariffs on trade by the United States on Sri Lankan exports is a wake-up call. While concerns about the bilateral US-Sri Lanka trade imbalance have been noted, a close reading ...

These tariffs will hit Sri Lanka just months after it officially exited sovereign default status in December 2024. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed an advisory committee consisting of ...

Sri Lanka exports around $ 3 billion worth of goods to the United States, accounting for around 25% of the country’s total exports. Apparel is the largest export product to the US (68%), followed by ...

Mains Examination: General Studies II: India and its neighborhood- relations. • Dissanayake honoured Modi, who headed to Colombo from Bangkok after the BIMSTEC Summit, with the Mitra Vibhushana, Sri ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka reinforces the island nation’s important role in India’s ‘Neighbourhood First Policy’ and ‘MAHASAGAR’ vision, President Anura Kumara ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (April 6, 2025) travelled to the historic city of Anuradhapura in north-central Sri Lanka and launched two India-assisted railway projects before wrapping up ...

The discussions centered on the preliminary review of the fourth tranche of Sri Lanka's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement. The primary focus involved assessing Sri Lanka's progress under the ...

As Sri Lanka and India signed cooperation pacts in various areas during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trip to Sri Lanka, some Indian media outlets sought to hype so-called "concerns" over ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded the ‘Sri Lanka Mitra Vibhushana’, the country’s highest civilian honour, by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumar Dissanayake on Saturday (April 5). In a social ...