Jan 28, 2013

India - Sri Lanka


India - Sri Lanka Relations
  • India and Sri Lanka signed two separate agreements on combating international terrorism and avoidance of double taxation on 22Jan 2013.
  • Also discussed the emotive issue of fishermen and rehabilitation process of Tamils in Sri Lanka besides the 13th Amendment of the Lankan constitution that gives autonomy to provinces.
  • India-aided housing project UN-HABITAT is one of the three implementing agencies selected by the Indian authorities.
  • Justice Verma(former Indian CJI) was to head an international fact-finding mission to assess the legal issues involved in the impeachment of Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake.But due to visa rejection the delegation was to cancel visit.