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Ministry of External Affairs’s inter-ministerial group to focus on South Asia

‘Neighbourhood first’ policy to ensure quick response to border and humanitarian crises

The Hindu

US inflation hits 40-year high of 8.5%

Consumer prices in the US surged by 8.5 percent in March, the fastest pace since 1981. The inflation spike was fuelled by a 32 percent jump in energy costs, linked to Russia's war in Ukraine. Many American consumers are struggling to keep up with the price rises. Also in the…

France 24

A.P. will take lessons from Sri Lanka on organic farming: Minister

It will not be imposed on farmers but the choice will be left to them: Minister K. Govardhan Reddy

The Hindu

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AFC Cup: ATK Mohun Bagan thrash Blue Star 5-0, seal play-off berth for group stage qualification

KOLKATA: ATK Mohun Bagan moved closer to AFC Cup group stage qualification with an emphatic 5-0 win over Blue Star SC of Sri Lanka at the Salt Lake Stadium on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Explained: How Sri Lanka fell into debt trap, defaulted on foreign payments

NEW DELHI: Grappling with its worst economic crisis since the country got independence in 1948, Sri Lanka on Tuesday announced a default of $51 billion on foreign debt.

The Times of India

Safety issues, social media blackouts, financial stress: Being a journalist during Sri Lankan crisis

As Sri Lanka grapples with an economic crisis caused by dwindling foreign currency reserves and escalating debt payments, the print media is beginning to pay the price.

Newslaundry

South Asian Country Defaults On $51B External Debt Amid Concerns Of Food, Fuel Shortages

Amid the deepening financial crisis in the country, Sri Lanka defaulted on its $51 billion foreign debt, pending a bailout from the International Monetary Fund, with whom the talks are scheduled for the end of this month.

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Sri Lanka halts debt repayment pending IMF bailout plan

Sri Lanka's government says it is suspending its repayment of foreign debt, including bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion of a loan restructuring program with the International Monetary Fund to deal with the island nation’s worst economic crisis in decades

The Independent UK

Sri Lanka unilaterally suspends external debt payments, says it needs money for essentials

Sri Lanka's central bank said on Tuesday it had become "challenging and impossible" to repay external debt, as it tries to use its dwindling foreign exchange reserves to import essentials like fuel.

Reuters

Drugs running out, surgeries cancelled as Sri Lanka's health system buckles

Rosanne White was first diagnosed with cancer eight years ago and lost a kidney. After the cancer returned five years ago, an oncologist in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo started her on Bevacizumab last May, a treatment she was responding to.

Reuters

Sri Lanka’s PM President Have Finally Promised To Resign After Months Of Protests

Protesters have also taken over the President’s mansion after he fled during the country’s worst economic crisis since its independence. Videos show protesters swimming in his pool, lying on his bed and taking showers in his bathroom.

Pedestrian.tv

Sri Lanka leaders defiant at home while scrambling for funds

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's leaders are showing no signs of stepping down in the face of mounting protests as the government ramps up efforts to find emergency funds to import essential goods and avoid an international default.

The Times of India

Inside Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis, people are dying in line for fuel

Sri Lanka is facing a worsening economic crisis that has left its citizens struggling to get through everyday tasks such as driving to work or cooking their family meals. With the parliament in disarray, people are taking to the streets.

ABC News

Sri Lanka leader appeals for end to calls for is resignation

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is appealing for an end to protests calling for his resignation over his handling of the worst economic crisis in decades, saying his government is launching a plan to rebuild the country

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Sri Lanka's prime minister calls for patience as protests continue

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday said the country had reached a decisive juncture and called for patience as protests continued over the government's handling of a deepening economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Sri Lanka doctors warn of ‘catastrophe’ as medicines run low

Drugs to treat heart attacks and tubes to help babies breathe in short supply as doctors forced to treat in the dark.

Reuters

Sri Lanka's ruling coalition members propose interim govt, new prime minister

A leader from Sri Lanka's ruling coalition said on Monday that three members of the alliance had proposed forming an interim government, a week after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa called for a unity administration amid unrest and a severe economic crisis.

The Times of India

Where Sri Lanka’s inflation-driven crisis could head next

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is under pressure to step down as citizens hit the streets daily to demand accountability for decisions that have led to Asia’s fastest inflation, widespread power outages and shortages of food and fuel.

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Reuters

Sri Lanka's surprise finance minister has a mountain to climb

When former justice minister Ali Sabry visited Sri Lanka's president last Monday, it was for talks amid an economic crisis that has brought thousands of protesters on to the street and left the island nation short of fuel, medicine and power.

The Hindu

Economic crisis | 19 more Sri Lankans reach Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu

They say they starved for three to four days because of high prices of essentials

The Independent UK

Sri Lankans occupy president's office entrance for 2nd day

Sri Lankan protesters have occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis in memory

Al Jazeera

The Sri Lankan taxi driver reuniting adoptees with their families

At no cost, Andrew Silva, 56, spends his free time helping international adoptees reconnect with their birth mothers.

The Times of India

Sri Lanka can overcome economic crisis provided Central Bank is allowed to run independently: Governor

COLOMBO: Exuding confidence in overcoming the unprecedented economic crisis, the newly appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Nandalal Weerasinghe said that one of the ways to overcome the current crisis situation is to allow the Central Bank to function independently.

Al Jazeera

Thousands in Sri Lanka insist Rajapaksa family quit politics

Protesters angry over a worsening economic crisis take aim at Sri Lanka’s all-powerful Rajapaksa family.

The Hindu

A kettuvallam from Kerala floats on hope in Sri Lanka

Up for sale since the tourism economy collapsed, it’s anchored at the Gregory lake in Nuwara Eliya

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