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External affairs minister S. Jaishankar. (PTI Photo)

Centre to hold all-party meeting on Sri Lanka crisis tomorrow

Tamil Nadu parties mount pressure on government

18 July 2022 7:03 AM IST

Girls display their arms painted with message Ranil go home referring to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the protest site in Colombo. (AP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Keep race, religion out in a Sri Lankan revival...

It's a moot point whether Colombo would have placed itself at Beijing's mercy to this extent if it had not been for the...

17 July 2022 11:31 PM IST

A protester waves a national flag outside president Gotabaya Rajapaksas office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Rajapaksa still in Maldives, awaits private jet to depart for...

Rajapaksa, his wife Loma and their two security officers were expected to leave for Singapore on board SQ437 from Male...

14 July 2022 10:41 AM IST

Sri Lanka army soldiers patrol near the official residence of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa three days after it was stormed by anti government protesters in Colombo in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP)

Syed Ata Hasnain | India must act with care amidst Lanka imbroglio

A $51 billion debt, with debt servicing of $7 billion needed this year, is proving unmanageable

13 July 2022 11:34 PM IST

A man waves Sri Lankas national flag outside presidential secretariat in Colombo on July 13, 2022. - Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis, and on July 13, the countrys president flew out of the country days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his residence. (Arun SANKAR / AFP)

Sri Lanka president Rajapaksa flees to Maldives amid public revolt...

As president, Rajapaksa enjoys immunity from arrest, and he is believed to have wanted to go abroad before stepping down

13 July 2022 11:33 AM IST

People sit by the swimming pool as they throng President Gotabaya Rajapaksas official residence on the second day after it was stormed in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, July 11, 2022.

Sri Lanka president Gotabaya Rajapaksa hits airport standoff in escape...

Gotabaya Rajapaksa has promised to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a 'peaceful transition of power'

12 July 2022 11:29 AM IST

A man checks the debris of the burnt private residence of prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, July 10, 2022. (AP)

Amid escalating Colombo crisis, India vows it will 'stand with people...

Several Indian political parties urged the government to proactively help crisis-ridden Sri Lanka

10 July 2022 11:58 PM IST

Anti government protesters swim in a swimmingpool of the Sri lankan presidents official residence after storming into it in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP)

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit after chased from home

Hundreds of thousands massed in Colombo demanding Rajapaksa take responsibility for shortages of medicines, food and...

10 July 2022 12:20 PM IST

Firefighters try to douse a fire at the Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghes private residence, in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Saturday, July, 9, 2022. (AP Photo)

Lanka PM's home set on fire, Prez flees

Chaos as protesters take to streets

10 July 2022 12:33 AM IST