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Sri Lanka

News Reports

Sri Lanka takes control of another Iranian Navy vessel, IRIS Bushehr taken to Trincomalee after evacuating crew at Colombo

OpIndia Staff - 6 March, 2026

Sril Lanka has emphasised its neutrality and pointed out that it would not take sides in the ongoing dispute involving Iran, Israel and the US.

News Reports

India deployed aircraft and ships for search and rescue after distress call from Iranian warship IRIS Dena hit by American torpedo, says Indian Navy

OpIndia Staff - 5 March, 2026

The Indian Navy deployed aircraft and ships to support ongoing search and rescue (SAR) operations following a distress call from the Iranian frigate IRIS...

News Reports

US sinks Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean: How Congress and the Islamo-left ecosystem are exploiting the incident to target PM Modi and drag...

Rukma Rathore - 5 March, 2026

Congress and the Islamo-leftist ecosystem are attacking India, even though the ship was targeted in international waters.

News Reports

Second Iranian warship IRINS Bushehr approaches Sri Lanka after the sinking of IRIS Dena, remains outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters after denied entry

OpIndia Staff - 5 March, 2026

Sri Lankan MP Namal Rajapaksa said that an Iranian war vessel had made an urgent request to enter a Sri Lankan port.

Iranian Navy ship IRIS Dena sinks mysteriously off Sri Lankan waters, 30 out of 180 crew members rescued by Lankan forces

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2026

Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has informed parliament that two Sri Lankan Navy vessels and an aircraft were deployed, successfully rescuing 30 injured crew members. The IRIS Dena had a crew of 180 members.

Crime

Sri Lanka: Former state intelligence chief Suresh Sallay arrested in connection with 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks

OpIndia Staff - 26 February, 2026

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested former intelligence chief Suresh Sallay in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

News Reports

Pakistan’s expired humanitarianism: How a performative nation keeps exposing itself, one rotten relief package at a time

Jinit Jain - 3 December, 2025

Pakistan’s expired “aid” to Sri Lanka once again exposes its performative diplomacy and delusional self-image as a humanitarian nation.

‘Basket case’ Pakistan ships expired flood aid to Sri Lanka, sparks outrage as netizens point out ‘EXP:10/2024’ label

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2025

Pakistan faces severe backlash for sending flood relief supplies to Sri Lanka marked with 2024 expiry dates. In contrast, India has stepped up humanitarian efforts under 'Operation Sagar Bandhu,' delivering 53 tonnes of aid and evacuating stranded civilians from the cyclone-hit nation

Operation Sagar Bandhu intensifies: PM Modi assures continued support after Cyclone Ditwah in call with Sri Lankan President Dissanayake

OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2025

PM Modi on Monday spoke with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, reaffirming India’s unwavering solidarity with the island nation as it grapples with...