Ranil Wickremesinghe
President of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024
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Ranil Wickremesinghe is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the ninth president of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024. Previously, he served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018-2019 and in 2022. He held several ministerial roles, including Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence, Minister of Technology and Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment. Wickremesinghe has led the United National Party (UNP) since 1994 and has been Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on six occasions.
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'Emphasised investment-led growth': PM Modi after talks with Sri Lanka President DissanayakeIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe held a joint press conference in New Delhi, emphasizing investment-led growth and connectivity as pillars of their..IndiaTimes - Published | |
EAM Jaishankar and Sri Lankan President commission maritime rescue coordination centreIndia's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe commissioned the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Colombo. The project, funded by a USD 6..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Indian envoy, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister discuss ways to further enhance bilateral cooperationIndia's High Commissioner Santosh Jha held a meeting with Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry to discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation. They emphasized the deep-rooted civilizational..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Will Mamata Banerjee lead INDIA alliance against PM Modi? Sri Lankan prez asks million-dollar questionWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee was asked a hard hitting question about leading the INDIA alliance by Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe.DNA - Published | |
'Will you lead the opposition bloc?': Sri Lankan president asks Mamata BanerjeeSri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday threw a casual question at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and asked whether she is going to lead the opposition alliance, INDIA...IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ensure life of dignity for Tamils: PM Modi to Sri Lanka President Ranil WickremesingheIndia signed five agreements with debt-ridden neighbour Sri Lanka and released a bilateral vision document for economic cooperation, even as PM Narendra Modi told visiting Lankan President Ranil..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe "reviewed entire spectrum of bilateral relations": Foreign Secretary Vinay KwatraPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe "reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations," Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said on Friday. Kwatra said the two..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Stalin wants PM Modi to discuss Katchatheevu, other issues with visiting Sri Lankan president Ranil WickremesingheIndiaTimes - Published | |
Foreign Secretary Kwatra meets Sri Lankan foreign minister; discusses President Wickremesinghe's India visitIndiaTimes - Published | |
Sri Lanka settles part of India's credit line with first tranche of IMF bailout packageSri Lanka has settled part of India's credit line from the first tranche of the IMF bailout programme it received a couple of days ago, state minister of finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said on..IndiaTimes - Published | |
India gifts a Dornier aircraft to Sri Lanka just a day before Chinese ‘spy’ ship docks at HambantotaIndia on Monday handed over a Dornier-228 maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft to Sri Lanka to reaffirm bilateral security ties, even as Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed that..IndiaTimes - Published | |
PM Narendra Modi congratulates new Sri Lankan President Ranil WickremesingheIn Colombo, Indian high commissioner Gopal Baglay on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on newly-appointed Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and conveyed greetings from the leadership, government and people..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Lankan President Wickremesinghe congratulates new Indian counterpart Murmu, says her leadership offers 'fresh impetus' to bilateral tiesIndiaTimes - Published | India refutes speculative media reports on sending troops to Sri Lanka: Indian missionThe Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka has categorically dismissed for the second time in as many months the speculative media reports about New Delhi sending its troops to Colombo, where thousands of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Sri Lanka's PM says its debt-laden economy has 'collapsed' Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the country's economy has "collapsed", leaving it unable to pay for essentials such as oil imports.Sky News - Published | Indian envoy calls on new Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil WickremesingheIndiaTimes - Published |
Veteran politician sworn in as Sri Lanka PM for sixth time to ease tensions - but it's a contentious choice Veteran Sri Lankan politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the country's prime minister for a sixth time, in a bid to ease tensions on the island nation engulfed in a political and..Sky News - Published | |
