Advertisement Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s much-awaited visit to India between July 20 and 21 was hailed by the Indian and Sri Lankan media and pundits as a great success. However, a close reading of the outcomes of the visit shows no real breakthroughs. Wickremesinghe’s visit to New Delhi was long overdue; it came a … Read more
Advertisement In late July, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe made his first visit to India since taking office. His remarks at an Indian CEOs’ Forum in Colombo ahead of his trip gave a clue to the scope of the agreements to be disclosed in New Delhi. Once the country’s debt restructuring process was completed, he … Read more
Advertisement Sri Lanka and India signed a series of energy, development and trade agreements on Friday, signaling growing economic ties between the neighboring countries. Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in New Delhi a day earlier for the official visit, his first since taking up the top job last year after an economic meltdown forced … Read more