Don`t turn Commonwealth into `punitive` grouping: Rajapaksa

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 17:39

The CHOGM summit opened on Friday with a combative Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa asking countries not to turn the Commonwealth into a "punitive and judgemental" grouping or indulge in "prescriptive" ways.

David Cameron leaves CHOGM summit, lands in Sri Lanka`s Jaffna

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 09:11

In what could be termed as a historic visit, Britain`s Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday landed in the war-torn Jaffna region to meet victims of Sri Lanka`s ethnic conflict.

Sri Lanka a classic model of wealth creation: Rajapaksa

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 16:55

Highlighting the unprecedented economic revival in Sri Lanka, President Mahinda Rajapaksa cited the country as a "classic" example that has relied on a sustainable model of wealth creation.

CHOGM summit: PM writes to Rajapaksa, expresses regret

Last Updated: Sunday, November 10, 2013, 09:29

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday wrote to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa expressing his regret for not attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit being held in the island nation on November 15-16, reports said.

CHOGM Summit: PM to skip meet, Salman Khurshid to represent India

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 20:05

Prime Ministe Manmohan Singh on Saturday finally fixed the India`s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) quandary by announcing that the External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid will head the November 15-17 CHOGM in Colombo.

No country has ended terrorism in three years: Rajapaksa

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 20:26

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said his government ended a 30-year campaign of terrorism in just three years which "no country has been able to achieve".

Reconciliation depends on dialogue with Tamils: Salman Khurshid

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 22:14

Expressing cautious optimism about the reconciliation process in Sri Lanka, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday said much will depend on a dialogue between the central government and newly elected Tamil lawmakers.

`Parliament the best forum to address devolution of powers`

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 16:19

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who said the country`s Parliament is the best forum to address the issue of devolution of powers to Tamil-inhabited areas.

Sri Lanka`s first elected Tamil chief minister takes oath

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 00:06

CV Wigneswaran was on Monday sworn in as the first elected Tamil Chief Minister of Northern Province - the stronghold of the vanquished rebel LTTE - weeks after his party secured a landslide victory in the historic polls held after nearly three decades.

Sri Lankans told not to vote for Tamil group: NYT

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 13:59

Men wearing army uniforms and carrying guns are visiting houses in Sri Lanka`s Tamil-majority Northern Province to tell people not to vote for a Tamil alliance, the New York Times reported.

China willing to deepen ties with Sri Lanka: CPC official

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 00:50

China is willing to cement ties with Sri Lanka by deepening cooperation in areas like trade and economy as the island nation has emerged Beijing`s close ally in recent years, a top CPC official said.

Will not allow separation of Lanka: Rajapaksa

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 20:03

Striking a nationalist tone, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Friday asserted that he would not allow separation of the island ahead of a crucial provincial election in the Tamil-dominated north.