Sri Lanka will not be part of any Indian Ocean turf war: President Wickremesinghe
World | Sep 15, 2022, 04:58 PM ISTWickremesinghe said that the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean has unfortunately made Sri Lanka the punching bag for Hambantota.
Wickremesinghe said that the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean has unfortunately made Sri Lanka the punching bag for Hambantota.
Sri Lanka crisis: Wickremesinghe was on Wednesday elected as Sri Lanka's President by lawmakers and sworn in on Thursday as the 8th president.
Sri Lanka Crisis: The only time when Sri Lanka's presidency became vacant mid-term was in 1993 after the assassination of then-president Ranasinghe Premadasa.
Three explosions were reported from the five-star hotels - the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand, and the Kingsbury. Foreigners and locals who were injured in hotel blasts were admitted to the Colombo General Hospital.
"You are aware of close friendship between India and Sri Lanka. Development cooperation will be one of the agenda items," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at a media briefing.
Colombo: Sri Lanka's military is set to be modernized with assistance from militarily advanced nations such as India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday.Wickremesinghe was addressing a military passing out parade in the central
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