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Mitra Shakti: India Sri Lanka Joint Military Exercise
The seventh Indo-Sri Lanka joint military exercise was held on December 1, 2019 at Aundh military station. The main objective of the exercise is to build and promote positive relations between the countries. The exercise is scheduled to be conducted ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Sri Lanka Election: Gotbaya Rajapaksa to be sworn in as new President
The former wartime Defence Chief Gotabaya Rajpaksa of Sri Lanka has won the Presidential Election. He took 52.25% of vote against his rival Sajith Premadasa. Mr Rajapaksa won in Sinhalese majority areas and Mr Premadasa had scored in regions that ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
India supported Jaffna International Airport commence its operations
The Jaffna International Airport (JIA) in Sri Lanka received its inaugural flight from Chennai, Tamil Nadu in presence of country’s President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe. Alliance Air, the subsidiary of Air India sent its inaugural flight from ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
SLINEX 2019: India and Sri Lanka conducts Joint Naval Exercise
The ‘SLINEX 2019’, the bilateral maritime exercise between India and Sri Lanka commenced on 7 September 2019 and will go on till September 14th. Sri Lankan Navy has sent two offshore patrol vessels SLNS Sindurala and SLNS Suranimala to India ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2019
Sri Lanka exempts Visa Fees by Indian tourists
Sri Lankan Government has exempted Indian tourists from Visa Fees for tourism purposes. This decision comes into effect from 1 August 2019. With this move India is now among 48 countries whose citizens have been exempted from visa fees by ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena gifts Samadhi Buddha Statue to PM Modi
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena gifted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a Samadhi Buddha statue (Buddha in meditation posture), during latter’s visit to Island nation. Key Highlights Prime Minister Modi arrived in Sri Lanka for a day-long visit, during which ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Sri Lanka, Japan, India signs MoC to develop East Container Terminal
Sri Lanka, India and Japan have signed an Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to jointly develop the East Container Terminal (ECT) at the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka. Key Highlights Background: The countries had been negotiating the deal to build ECT ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Indian Government Extends Ban on LTTE for Five Years
The Ministry of Home Affairs in a freshly issued notification extended ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as: Tamil Tigers) in India for a another period of five years. Key Highlights Ban: The Union Home ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Mitra Shakti VI
India and Sri Lanka will conduct joint military exercise Mitra Shakti VI from 26 March to 8 April at Sri Lanka. Features of Mitra Shakti 2018-19 At the Military Exercise Mitra Shakti VI India would be represented by the Bihar ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Houses built under Indian Housing Project handed over to Beneficiaries
Over 150 houses, built by India under the Indian Housing Project in Sri Lanka were handed over to beneficiaries. The houses were handed over in a special ceremony at Bridwell Estate in Bogawantalawa, Hatton. The ceremony was attended by Sri ..