Jousting for Strategic Space: India & China in Maldives

The Maldives is an archipelago of 1192 islands spread over 90,000 square kms in the Indian Ocean. Located just above the equator, it is barely 70 miles from Minicoy Islands…

By Maj Gen Mandip Singh (Retd)

11,000 MT of rice from India reaches Lanka ahead of new year

Colombo, Apr 12 (PTI) A shipment of 11,000 MT of rice from India arrived here on Tuesday to help the economic crisis hit Sri Lankans celebrate the traditional national new…

Explainer-Sri Lanka on the edge as debt burden mounts

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka is facing its most serious financial crisis in years, raising doubts about its ability to pay…

Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Focused Operation Between India, Sri Lanka and Maldives

Maiden ‘Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) Focused Operation’ is being conducted between the lead Maritime Security Agencies of India, Maldives and Sri Lanka on 27 and 28 November 2021. Ships and aircraft of…

41 Pakistani prisoners convicted in Sri Lanka, Islamabad court summons official

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 11 (ANI): A court in Islamabad has summoned the interior secretary in a case pertaining to 41 Pakistani prisoners who were awarded sentences in drug smuggling cases…

Tri-nation table top naval exercise ‘Shield’ held at WNC Mumbai

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 16 (ANI): A tri-nation tabletop anti-narcotics and maritime search and rescue exercise, 'Exercise Shield', was held between Indian and Sri Lankan Navies and Maldives National Defence…