The Rajapaksa brothers are adored by the Sinhala-Buddhist majority for spearheading the defeat of Tamil separatist militants in 2009Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, campaigned for voters to give his party a two-thirds parliamentary majority
2 min read20 Aug 2020New Delhi and Colombo agree to work more closely on matters related to economy and securityRajapaksa announced the release of Indian fishermen’s boats held by Sri Lanka
2 min read30 Nov 2019The Sri Lankan president also thanked Prime Minister Modi for his invitation to visit IndiaGotabaya’s election marks the return of the family, which oversaw the elimination of the dreaded LTTE separatist group in 2009
1 min read29 Nov 2019Absolutism is already on the menu. Shared prosperity and true integration should be too
3 min read27 Nov 2019Jaishankar will be the first foriegn visitor to visit Colombo after the new administration under Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed officeThe visit assumes significance given that Gotabaya is seen as pro-China and India would be keeping a close watch to see whether the new administration in Colombo walks a balance between New Delhi and Beijing
2 min read19 Nov 2019Gotabaya Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), who as defence secretary oversaw the final assault to crush Tamil separatists in 2009, has claimed victory in the country’s presidential polls held on Saturday
1 min read17 Nov 2019The 35 candidates are the most to contest a presidential election in the Indian Ocean island nationRajapaksa, who served as defence chief under his brother and then-president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is popular for his part in ending Sri Lanka’s long civil war a decade ago
1 min read7 Oct 2019Lounge revisits embroidery techniques integral to the Indian craft vocabulary that are also making a mark on the fashion runway
5 min read25 Jun 2018The court also framed a dozen questions related to its suo motu pubic interest litigation on the issue
1 min read13 Aug 2015Seeking polls 2 years before the end of his term, a decisive Rajapaksa victory was on the cards until the opposition came up with a common candidate, Maithripala Sirisena
8 min read8 Jan 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared