Prior to the prime minister's visit, the MEA had said last week that Modi was unlikely to have bilateral talks with the Pakistani premier at the summit.
Some groups protesting against atrocities in India during PM Modi's visit turned violent after a tricolour was torn down from one of the official flagpoles set up for all 53 Commonwealth countries.
Colombo: India-Sri Lanka ties in 2013 were affected by differences over alleged rights abuses in the war against the LTTE and giving political rights to Tamils, even as Colombo held provincial polls after 25 years
Colombo: A defiant President Mahinda Rajapaksa today once again rejected demands for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes during the military campaign against the LTTE, saying countries should not “dictate” to Sri Lanka.A day
Colombo: Human rights abuses allegedly perpetrated in the war against LTTE haunted President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the sidelines of the CHOGM summit with UK Prime Minister David Cameron today giving Sri Lanka an ultimatum to
Colombo: The absence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his counterparts from Canada and Mauritius has cast a shadow over the three-day CHOGM summit that begins here tomorrow amid allegations of human rights violations against
Chennai: India's participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) has triggered protests in Tamil Nadu and some pro-Eelam outfits have given for a day-long bandh call tomorrow demanding complete boycott of the meet.About
New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not attending the Commonwealth summit in Colombo next week.The letter, whose contents
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unlikely to go to Sri Lanka to attend the CHOGM summit in view of the strong sentiments in Tamil Nadu against the visit. At a meeting of the
New Delhi: Amid the political controversy over India's participation in Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meet in Sri Lanka, Congress top brass today met to take a call on whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should
Colombo: Sri Lankan police will deploy 20,000 police personnel to provide security for next week's Commonwealth summit here that will witness participation of the heads of government of over 50 countries. The Commonwealth Heads of
Chennai : Breaking his silence over India's participation in the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting scheduled at Colombo next month, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh yesterday said a decision would be taken only after considering all
Chennai: DMK chief M Karunanidhi today urged a pro-Tamil outfit leader, on an indefinite fast here since the last three days to press for expelling Sri Lanka from Commonwealth of Nations and shifting a meeting
Chennai: DMK today demanded that India not participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meet (CHOGM) in Colombo in November this year and warned of protests and hoisting of black flags state-wide if its demand
Chennai, May 10: DMK president M Karunanidhi today described as “important” Queen Elizabeth II skipping the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lanka in November and once again demanded that India boycott the meet.
Perth, Oct 30: Taking a step-by-step approach to reforms, the Commonwealth today agreed to adopt one third of the 106 recommendations of an eminent persons group to make the grouping more relevant in current times,
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