Tag: Colombo port

The Sri Lankan government denies that the vessel was barred in two ports on its last voyage

Sri Lanka needs the support of India and the Muslim countries to beat the West’s bid to get a hostile resolution passed in the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva

Sri Lanka needs to realise that expansion the Colombo Port is not sustainable if we don’t service Indian transshipment containers.

Writing in “Ceylon Today” Sugeeswara Senadhira said that India should understand Sri Lanka’s political sensitivities and compulsions and put bilateral relations back on an even keel

Both India and Japan are wary about Colombo's commitment after its sudden withdrawal from the May 2019 agreement on the Eastern Terminal.

India reacted saying all parties are bound by the May 2019 agreement between Sri Lanka, India and Japan to build and operate the deep water terminal.

Lankan nationalists’ arguments against foreign involvement are baseless and ruinous, says shipping expert Rohan Maskarola

Sri Lankan nationalism is pitted against the geo-political ambitions of India and China

Decision likely to be taken after the crucial Provincial Council elections as the ECT is embroiled in nationalistic and geo-strategic controversies