Last Updated Apr - 05 - 2025, 02:07 PM | Source : Fela News
PM Modi arrived in Sri Lanka to a ceremonial welcome, marking deepening India-Sri Lanka ties. During his visit, both nations are expected to sign major agreemen
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Friday evening to a warm welcome by five senior ministers, including Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. On Saturday morning, he received a ceremonial reception at Independence Square—an honour accorded for the first time to a foreign leader—by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
PM Modi, who arrived after a Thailand visit, expressed gratitude on social media and was also welcomed by Indian-origin residents at his hotel.
This visit, his first to Sri Lanka since 2019, marks President Dissanayake’s first hosting of a foreign dignitary. Modi and Dissanayake are expected to announce around 10 key agreements in defence, energy, and digital cooperation. A proposed MoU on defence ties is seen as a turning point in bilateral relations, decades after the Indian Peace Keeping Force’s withdrawal.
India, having extended $4.5 billion in aid during Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, is also set to support debt restructuring. Both leaders will visit Anuradhapura on April 6 to pay respects and inaugurate India-backed development projects.
Aug - 16 - 2025
A striking diplomatic moment unfolded recently as the U.S. President warmly received Pakistan’s army chief in the Oval Office reviving an old... Read More
Aug - 14 - 2025
On the night of Independence Day in Karachi, reckless aerial firing resulted in the deaths of three people including a senior cit... Read More
Aug - 11 - 2025
India has reacted strictly to Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir's inflammatory statements in the US. Munir warned that if Pakistan is ... Read More
Aug - 06 - 2025
US President Donald Trump was pressed on India’s accusation that the United States is hypocritically importing Russian uran... Read More
Aug - 05 - 2025
In recent remarks, former U.S. President Donald Trump accused India of profiting by buying discounted Russian oil and reselling i... Read More
Aug - 03 - 2025
U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday, August 1, 2025, with the S&P 500 posting its sharpest single-day percentage drop in over two months. Investor se... Read More