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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 IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

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...

21 Nov 2019 1:27 AM IST

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

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 IST

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 IST

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

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 IST

Sri Lankas 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 IST

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

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 IST

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

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 IST

PM Modi emplanes for Brazil to take part in BRICS Summit in New Delhi onTuesday. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi congratulates Gotabaya Rajapaksa for winning 2019 presidential...

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

17 Nov 2019 2:00 PM IST

Sri Lankas 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...

17 Nov 2019 10:20 AM IST

Rajapaksa said that the region as a whole requires to forge new avenues of cooperation to steer the Organization to be more effective in addressing the emerging challenges. (Photo: File)

Lanka firmly committed to SAARC, says Gotabaya Rajapaksa

SAARC is regional intergovernmental organisation and geopolitical union of states in South Asia, including, India and...

9 Dec 2019 3:03 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President Ram Nath Kovind looks on during a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)

Lanka: Pragmatism is key

New Delhi must be deft and practical if it is to play a moderating influence without appearing to meddle in Sri Lankan...

3 Dec 2019 4:19 AM IST