India and Sri Lanka agreed to avoid “aggressive behaviour or violence” while dealing with fishermen who transgress the ...

As Sri Lankan President Dissanayake meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, a look at China’s economic grip on Sri Lanka’s economic ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, speaks with Sri Lankan ...

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is on a four-day visit to China. On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, Dissanayake ...

Analysis of Sri Lankan President's balancing act between China and India, with focus on strategic influence and investments.

For years, China has been trying to expand its influence in Sri Lanka, an island off India's southeast coast that the government in New Delhi considers part of its strategic backyard. Dissanayake ...

President Dissanayake sat across the table from President Xi, looked him in the eye, and in his second reference within seconds (he’d got it right in his first) called the People’s Republic of China ...

The government faces two formidable challenges: balancing Sri Lanka’s relations with China and India and balancing the budget ...

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met Chinese leader Xi Jinping, seeking support to address Sri Lankas severe ...

one month after Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made India his first overseas trip since winning election last September. The support of the two regional powerhouses — and rivals ...