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Mahinda Rajapaksa has returned to power as prime minister after leading his younger brother's successful election campaign. (Photo: FIle)

Top detective, who probed officials under Mahinda's rule, flees Lanka after ‘threats’

Inspector Nishantha Silva has sought asylum in Switzerland, according to media reports.

26 Nov 2019 2:06 PM

Rajapaksa said he wanted to work very closely with both India and China. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka won’t do anything that will harm India’s interests: Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa, who is considered pro-China, said he wanted Sri Lanka to be a 'neutral country' and work with all the countries.

26 Nov 2019 9:15 AM

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Sri Lankan Prez Gotabaya Rajapaksa to talk tough on Tamil issue

Rajapaksa is, however, committed to “pursuing the concept of neutrality”.

26 Nov 2019 6:49 AM

Sri Lanka’s President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves at supporters as he leaves the election commission office in Colombo on Sunday. (Photo: AFP)

Heed this message from the island

Prudent diplomacy would allow the Family to prove sincerity vis-à-vis those assurances of peace and development.

24 Nov 2019 8:39 AM

Security personnel stand guard near the Election Commission office in Colombo, before the arrival of President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa. (Photo: AFP)

Engaging Rajapaksas will be India’s best bet

Needless to say, India should try best to influence through diplomatic forums without appearing to 'poke its nose” into the neighbour's affairs.

22 Nov 2019 2:47 AM

MEA: India will work closely with Lanka govt

Delhi expects Gotabaya to meet aspirations of Tamil community.

22 Nov 2019 2:16 AM

Mahinda Rajapaksa is credited with a military victory ending a 26-year separatist civil war with ethnic Tamil rebels during his presidency from 2005 to 2015. (Photo: ANI)

Credited with ending civil war, Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn-in as Lanka Prime Minister

Ranil Wickremesinghe stepped down as prime minister earlier Thursday to clear the way for the president to form his government.

21 Nov 2019 2:16 PM

Mahinda Rajapaksa has served as president from 2005 to 2015. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka's Mahinda Rajapaksa will be sworn as PM today

Leaders of the parties that backed Gotabaya during the presidential polls will be given preference in the Cabinet.

21 Nov 2019 10:32 AM

Mahinda Rajapaksa named new Lanka PM as Ranil resigns

New Delhi hopes to stave off any renewed pronounced pro-China tilt now by Colombo through a policy of active engagement with Sri Lanka.

21 Nov 2019 1:27 AM

Lanka President Gotabaya to meet PM in Delhi on November 29

The reference to “security” by India is again being seen as significant.

20 Nov 2019 1:42 AM

The rise and rise of Lanka’s Rajapaksas

India, partner or adversary, lies in the hands of the new strongman in Sri Lanka.

19 Nov 2019 12:03 AM

Sri Lankan President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka comes full circle with Gota win

China’s rising heft, both militarily and diplomatically is not easily countered. By Delhi or Colombo.

19 Nov 2019 12:00 AM

Sri Lanka's controversial wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa will take oath as the seventh executive president of Sri Lanka on Monday at the Ruwanweli Seya precincts in the ancient north central town of Anuradhapura. (Photo: File)

Gotabaya Rajapaksa to take oath as Sri Lankan President on Monday

Rajapaksa, 70, defeated Sajith Premadasa, 52, by more than 13 lakh votes, the election commission announced on Sunday.

18 Nov 2019 11:02 AM

Lanka will work closely on security: New Prez to India

PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa, invites him to India.

18 Nov 2019 7:29 AM

Gotabaya Rajapaksa elected asnew Sri Lanka President

This also marks the return of the powerful Rajapaksa dynasty known for its pro-China tilt.

18 Nov 2019 7:02 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Sri Lanka's former defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa on his victory in the 2019 presidential polls. (Photo: File)

PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for winning 2019 presidential polls

The Prime Minister also congratulated the people of Sri Lanka for the successful conduct of the elections.

17 Nov 2019 2:00 PM

Sri Lanka's former wartime defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa took an early lead Sunday in a fiercely fought presidential election conducted under high security seven months after deadly Islamist attacks. (Photo: File)

Premadasa concedes Sri Lanka presidential poll to Rajapaksa

The election is the first popularity test of the UNP-led government since the April 21 suicide bomb attacks that killed at least 269 people.

17 Nov 2019 10:20 AM

Sri Lanka's leading presidential candidate, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, would "restore relations" with the country's top lender China if he wins the November 16 vote, his adviser said on Thursday. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka Presidential front-runner will restore ties with China: Adviser

The following year, the Sirisena government allowed Chinese projects to resume after demanding changes in some.

20 Sep 2019 10:46 AM

Torture & law: Jurisdiction on this crime can be universal

There exists on the United States’ statute book an old statute of 1789 called the Alien Tort Claims Act.

01 Sep 2019 6:07 AM

The alleged plot briefly threatened to cause tension between Sri Lanka and India, after a report that Sirisena had accused India's intelligence services of involvement - a claim New Delhi and Colombo have both denied. (Photo: File)

Sri Lanka wants Chinese help to recover evidence of 'assassination plot'

A man named as M. Thomas from Kerala was arrested in Sri Lanka on September 22 on suspicion of involvement in the plot.

24 Oct 2018 11:11 AM

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