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Image Credit - The HinduRIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE FOR FISHING VESSELS: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
There have been a few recent arrests of Sri Lankan vessels by the Indian Coast Guard while returning after fishing in international waters. Twenty nine fishermen with the vessels were also arrested on 27 April 2017 by Pakistan Maritime Security…
Image Credits: Engineering News-RecordREVIVAL OF COLOMBO PORT CITY PROJECT: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
The Colombo Port City Project is a significant and arguably among Sri Lanka’s most controversial infrastructure projects. Initiated by the former President Mahinda Rajapaksa with a vision to rejuvenate Sri Lanka’s stagnant economy, the project…
Image Credits: IIPLASRI LANKA’S PROPOSAL FOR AN ‘INDIAN OCEAN ORDER’: AN ASSESSMENT
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, while delivering the inaugural address at the Indian Ocean Conference on 1st September 20161, called on the Indian Ocean countries to take the lead in determining ‘their own future’. He…
Image Credits: The QuintREVIVAL OF CHINA’S COLOMBO PORT CITY PROJECT: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
Two high profile visits originated out of Sri Lanka in the first week of April: that of the Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke to India between 03 – 08 April and the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil…
Image Credit - The HinduDEEP-SEA FISHING: A SOLUTION TO INDIA-SRI LANKA FISHING ISSUE?
After being elected for the fourth term as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe chose India as his first destination for a foreign visit. He met the Indian …
