The visit of President Ranil Wickremasinghe last week to New Delhi was not of the customary meet-and-greet variety.
24 Jul 2023 12:21 AM
Lanka’s role in strategic China-Pakistan-Lanka axis while seeking aid from India leads to suspicion over whether it is playing clever games
17 Aug 2022 12:06 AM
The one thing that is in Ranil’s favour is his experience in government, which could come in handy as IMF negotiators may feel comfortable
22 Jul 2022 9:37 AM
A way must be found out of the impasse that is only hurting as the nation is in a chaotic situation already
14 Jul 2022 9:50 PM
Being pro-India and pro-West as Wickremasinghe was seen to be, he was always bound to be suspect in the eyes of Sinhala hardliners.
28 Oct 2018 4:47 AM
The importance of mutual ties may have been made obvious in the long meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Ranil Wickremasinghe.
22 Oct 2018 12:00 AM
The vulnerability of the minorities was stressed as Muslim shops and residences were burnt in the central hill district of Kandy.
10 Mar 2018 1:42 AM