Indian Assistance To Sri Lanka

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are all set to appoint Abhishek Nayar and Ryan Ten Doeschate as assistant coaches of the Indian cricket team, according to a report.

India announced a USD 1 billion line of credit to Sri Lanka last year as part of its financial assistance to help the country deal with its economic crisis.

India on Sunday highlighted its constructive and significant role in human-centric globalization at the United Nations General Assembly and said that it had provided nearly $4 billion in food and financial assistance to Sri Lanka.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving Sri Lanka "a breath of life" by providing timely economic assistance to his country as it faced the worst economic crisis in decades.

Sri Lankan has decided to import 50,000 metric tons of rice under the Indian loan assistance program, to check an abnormal rise in rice prices, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met with Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and asked for assistance to obtain essential medicines for the island nation.

India will provide an additional $500 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka for it to buy fuel, Sri Lanka's foreign minister told reporters on Wednesday, adding Bangladesh was also willing to postpone a $450 million in swap repayments.

The Indian Coast Guard on Friday deployed its ship and aircraft to provide assistance to container ship MSC Messina, which is on fire in the Indian Ocean halfway between Sri Lanka and Malacca Strait.

Indian fishermen, caught in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, have been provided consular assistance by the Consulate General of India in Jaffna, the Indian High Commission said on Thursday.

The Indian Coast Guard today said it has pressed into action its three ships and a Dornier aircraft after the Sri Lankan Navy sought assistance to control a fire onboard an oil tanker off the east coast of the island nation.

India is sending three Navy ships with supplies and other aid to Sri Lanka, which has appealed for international assistance after floods and landslides killed at least 113 people since last week.

India's development assistance to war-ravaged Afghanistan has seen a reduction of nearly Rs 660 crore in 2016-17 compared to the year-ago period while its financial grant to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were also cut significantly.

Sri Lanka's military is set to be modernised with assistance from militarily advanced nations such as India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday.

Vindoo Dara Singh, a Hindi film actor who was also arrested as part of the probe, has allegedly revealed that many Indian bookies were in fact "benami" owners of franchises in the Sri Lanka Premier League, the media reported.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday ruled out a ceasefire with the LTTE as demanded by Tamil Nadu politicians and vowed to continue the military offensive against the Tigers in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi. Rajapaksa has informed the Indian Government that it is not ready to stop the ongoing offensive to evict Tamil Tigers f...

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are all set to appoint Abhishek Nayar and Ryan Ten Doeschate as assistant coaches of the Indian cricket team, according to a report.

India announced a USD 1 billion line of credit to Sri Lanka last year as part of its financial assistance to help the country deal with its economic crisis.

India on Sunday highlighted its constructive and significant role in human-centric globalization at the United Nations General Assembly and said that it had provided nearly $4 billion in food and financial assistance to Sri Lanka.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving Sri Lanka "a breath of life" by providing timely economic assistance to his country as it faced the worst economic crisis in decades.

Sri Lankan has decided to import 50,000 metric tons of rice under the Indian loan assistance program, to check an abnormal rise in rice prices, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Thursday.

Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya met with Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay and asked for assistance to obtain essential medicines for the island nation.

India will provide an additional $500 million in financial assistance to Sri Lanka for it to buy fuel, Sri Lanka's foreign minister told reporters on Wednesday, adding Bangladesh was also willing to postpone a $450 million in swap repayments.

The Indian Coast Guard on Friday deployed its ship and aircraft to provide assistance to container ship MSC Messina, which is on fire in the Indian Ocean halfway between Sri Lanka and Malacca Strait.

Indian fishermen, caught in Sri Lanka for allegedly poaching in its territorial waters, have been provided consular assistance by the Consulate General of India in Jaffna, the Indian High Commission said on Thursday.

The Indian Coast Guard today said it has pressed into action its three ships and a Dornier aircraft after the Sri Lankan Navy sought assistance to control a fire onboard an oil tanker off the east coast of the island nation.

India is sending three Navy ships with supplies and other aid to Sri Lanka, which has appealed for international assistance after floods and landslides killed at least 113 people since last week.

India's development assistance to war-ravaged Afghanistan has seen a reduction of nearly Rs 660 crore in 2016-17 compared to the year-ago period while its financial grant to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were also cut significantly.

Sri Lanka's military is set to be modernised with assistance from militarily advanced nations such as India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday.

Vindoo Dara Singh, a Hindi film actor who was also arrested as part of the probe, has allegedly revealed that many Indian bookies were in fact "benami" owners of franchises in the Sri Lanka Premier League, the media reported.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday ruled out a ceasefire with the LTTE as demanded by Tamil Nadu politicians and vowed to continue the military offensive against the Tigers in the rebel stronghold of Kilinochchi. Rajapaksa has informed the Indian Government that it is not ready to stop the ongoing offensive to evict Tamil Tigers f...