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India has signed an agreement to set up hybrid power projects on northern Sri Lankan islands in a deal seen as a strategic victory in its competition with China for influence in the Indian Ocean. Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is in Colombo for bilateral meetings, witnessed the signing, along with Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Gamini Peiris, the Indian embassy said late on Monday. In December, China announced its own project to build power plants on thr...

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre with $6m grant from India will be established

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar met his Bangladesh counterpart A.K Abdul Momen on the sidelines of the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Colombo

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on Wednesday.

Chinas growing economic ties with Sri Lanka under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has caused concerns in New Delhi, traditionally Colombos biggest trading... 29.03.2022, Sputnik International

Sri Lanka on Tuesday (29) called for greater economic corporation among the members of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) and revitalise trade and investment component among the members.

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Sunday arrived in Colombo for a bilateral visit. During his visit, he will also attend the BIMSTEC (Bay of Benga

Indias Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has arrived in Sri Lanka for bi-lateral talks and to participate in a meeting of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation in Colombo as the island is in the grip of a monetary crisis.

In an extraordinary gesture, four Sri Lankan ministers received Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar, who is on a bilateral visit to the island nation, at the airport on Sunday evening.

New Delhi had extended a USD 500 million line of credit to Colombo in February to help it purchase petroleum products, , s jaishankar, sri lanka, bilateral talks, BIMSTEC Summit