Anura Kumara Dissanayake
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Sri Lanka releases 14 Indian fishermen after PM Modi's push for 'humane approach' to tackle issue
World | Apr 06, 2025, 02:58 PM ISTForeign Secretary Vikram Misri said in a statement following PM Modi's talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake that India and Sri Lanka agreed on the need to intensify the institutional discussions on the issue.
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PM Modi receives special welcome in Colombo; five Sri Lankan ministers arrive at airport | Video
World | Apr 04, 2025, 11:51 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi begins a three-day visit to Sri Lanka. As per the schedule, PM will hold wide-ranging talks with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Saturday.
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PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka on April 5: President Dissanayake in Parliament
World | Mar 22, 2025, 01:06 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Sri Lanka on April 5 to finalise agreements made during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's visit to Delhi last year.
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Days after concluding India tour, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake announces plan to visit China
World | Dec 21, 2024, 06:56 PM ISTAfter his first international visit as Sri Lankan president to India, Dissanayake has announced plans to tour China in January. He has reaffirmed Sri Lanka's commitment to work with China for the island nation's development.
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Sri Lankan President Dissanayake visits Mahabodhi temple in Gaya | WATCH
Bihar | Dec 17, 2024, 02:08 PM ISTUpon his arrival, Dissanayake was received by senior government officials at the Gaya Airport. Subsequently, the Sri Lankan President visited the Mahabodhi temple where he was warmly received by Buddhist monks.
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India announces to supply LNG to Sri Lanka, link power grids during Dissanayake's New Delhi visit
World | Dec 16, 2024, 04:59 PM ISTIn his joint statement with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, PM Modi said that both nations believe that the Colombo Security Conclave is an important platform for regional peace, security and development.
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Fishermen issue become 'plague' for both countries, want to find solution: Sri Lankan President
World | Dec 16, 2024, 04:38 PM IST"There are bottom trawling systems being adopted by the fishermen in that area and that needs to be put an end to because that will spell doom to this industry," said the Sri Lankan President.
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India, Sri Lanka ink key MoUs, PM Modi raises Tamilian fishermen issue with Dissanayake | WATCH
World | Dec 16, 2024, 02:42 PM ISTIndia and Sri Lanka exchanged Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in Delhi.
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PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake hold delegation-level talks, discuss trade and security
World | Dec 16, 2024, 02:51 PM ISTEarlier, Sri Lankan President Dissanayake was accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, the second day of his state visit to India.
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New Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake to visit India from Dec 15: Here's what's on agenda
World | Dec 13, 2024, 07:29 PM ISTIndia-Sri Lanka ties have seen several twists and turns in the recent past. The visit from the Sri Lankan President will be instrumental in strengthening the relations of both countries.
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Sri Lanka's President plans to visit China after his first overseas trip to India: Official
World | Nov 26, 2024, 04:00 PM ISTThe Sri Lankan government spokesman also expressed that the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has extended an invitation to President Dissanayake to visit China. He revealed that the timeline for the visit has not yet been determined.
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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake to visit India next month, meeting with PM Modi on agenda
World | Nov 18, 2024, 10:09 PM ISTDissanayake is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who became the first foreign dignitary to visit Dissanayake following his election as President in September, had extended the invitation for this meeting.
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How Sri Lanka elects its Parliament and why Dissanayake called for snap elections
Explainers | Nov 15, 2024, 04:56 PM ISTSri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's sweeping coalition election win this week underlined widening support for his leftist policies, but he faces the test of steering the nation's recovery from a financial crisis with an inexperienced set of lawmakers.
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Sri Lanka President Dissanayake’s coalition wins majority in parliamentary election
World | Nov 15, 2024, 11:30 AM ISTSri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown.
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Sri Lankan Parliamentary elections begin with issues of welfare, economic reforms at stake | WATCH
World | Nov 14, 2024, 02:46 PM ISTSri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery.
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Why did Sri Lanka's new President dissolve parliament after winning presidential election?
World | Sep 26, 2024, 12:45 PM ISTThe Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the September 21 presidential election that went into a historic second round of voting. He is now tasked to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.
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'Don't want to be sandwiched between India and China', says Sri Lanka's new President
World | Sep 25, 2024, 02:33 PM ISTDissanayake has expressed his intention to continue working with India, China and Japan, who are key partners in Sri Lanka's debt rework. The Marxist-leaning politician emerged victorious in the presidential election on September 21, defeating his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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Sri Lanka: Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as new President, says 'I pledge to...'
World | Sep 23, 2024, 04:15 PM ISTSri Lanka's leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades.
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Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the left-leaning leader elected as Sri Lanka's new President
World | Sep 23, 2024, 08:46 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Anura Kumara Dissanayake for his victory in the Sri Lankan presidential election. Dissanayake joined the JVP, the mother party of the NPP, in 1987 at the height of their anti-Indian rebellion.