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PM Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena at Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy in Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Wooing Sri Lanka

Bringing Sri Lanka back into India's sphere of influence in the region's geopolitics may be a greater priority.

14 May 2017 12:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the gathering at the UN celebration of Vesak ceremony or Buddha Purnima in Colombo. (Photo: AP)

Growing arc of violence' big threat, says Modi

PM Modi ends Sri Lanka trip with swipe at Pakistan.

13 May 2017 7:07 AM IST

Modi assured Indias full support to the steps taken by Colombo to improve the living conditions of minority Tamils in the country. (Photo: AP)

Modi asks Sinhala, Tamil communities in Sri Lanka to strengthen unity

Sri Lanka is still recovering from the wounds of a nearly 3-decade long civil war between the govt and the LTTE.

12 May 2017 2:49 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe visiting Seema Malaka Temple, in Colombo. (Photo: AP)

Modi assures Lanka of India's support amid Chinese concerns

India and Sri Lanka are in talks to jointly operate oil tanks at the strategic Trincomalee port.

12 May 2017 2:30 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the inauguration of the International Vesak Day, the biggest festival of Buddhists. (Photo: Twitter)

Modi announces direct Varanasi-Colombo flights from Aug

Modi said the flights will allow my Tamil brothers and sisters' to visit Varanasi, the land of Kashi Viswanath.

12 May 2017 1:03 PM IST