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Indian delegation to visit war-torn areas in Sri Lanka

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With an aim of reinforcing India's commitment towards ethnic Sri Lankan Tamils, a delegation of MPs led by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj will travel to the country next week to a

No anger, hostility in Indo-Lanka ties: Peiris

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Indo-Sri Lanka ties remain good despite India backing a resolution moved by the US at the UNHRC against Colombo, Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris has said, observing that no bilateral relationship is o

No one tells us what to do: Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka was ready to go the extra mile to establish permanent peace in the country through reconciliation and did not need external guidance, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Wednesday, virtually ru

Sri Lankan minister warns rights activists

Sri Lankan Minister Mervyn Silva has threatened to 'break the bones' of three rights activists who campaigned for a US resolution at Geneva that was deemed to be anti-Colombo.

Silva's comments were d

Sri Lanka blows hot and cold against India

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Sri Lanka is blowing hot and cold against India following the passage of a resolution in Geneva that raised questions over rights violations during the war on the Tamil Tigers.

While President Mahind

India should stop the West: Sri Lankan daily

A leading Sri Lankan daily on Saturday urged India to stop the West from enforcing its 'hidden agenda', after a US resolution on rights abuses in the island was passed by a UN body.

"The onus is on I

India introduced ‘element of balance’ in UN resolution: PM

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Seeking to mollify Sri Lanka after the vote against it in UNHCR, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday wrote to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, telling him that India made all efforts and succeeded i

First step for justice to Lankan Tamils: CM

Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa welcomed India voting in support of the US resolution at UNHRC against Sri Lanka and thanked Prime minister Manmohan Singh on behalf of the Tamils, all over the world.

US asks Sri Lanka to develop a comprehensive action plan

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The White House has asked Sri Lanka to develop a comprehensive action plan for implementing steps on reconciliation and accountability as asked by a resolution passed by the UN Human Rights Commission

China backs Lanka to stave off UNHRC resolution

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China on Thursday firmly backed Sri Lanka against the US-sponsored resolution at the UNHRC on alleged war crimes, saying it is against any country putting pressure on others in the name of rights v

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