President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in India on a 2-day visit. Five Sri Lankan ministers have also come to India with him.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan received the Sri Lankan President at the airport. This is his first visit to India after becoming the President of srilanka.

Wickremesinghe met PM Modi, both the leaders met each other very warmly. Apart from PM Modi, Vikram Singhe met President Draupadi Murmu and many important people.

Wickremesinghe holds bilateral meeting with PM Modi. The Sri Lankan President also held a bilateral meeting with PM Modi. During this many issues were discussed.

India termed Sri Lankan President’s visit as important.

Wickremesinghe has come to India on the invitation of PM Modi. India has described his visit as important.

The spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said that the help that India had extended during the ongoing economic crisis in Sri Lanka is still continuing.

Sri Lanka has benefited a lot from this help.

Russia: Putin extends the ban on foreign import-export till 2025.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a major decision regarding the import and export of raw materials and goods.

He has signed a decree to ban the import and export of raw materials and goods into the country.

According to the decree, any kind of foreign economic activity in Russia is prohibited till 31 December 2025.

However, there are some such clauses in this decree, which Vladimir Putin can remove whenever he wants.

Earlier, Putin had signed a decree on March 8, 2022, to ban the import and export of raw materials and commodities, news agency reported.

The decree was valid till 31 December, but after recent amendments to the decree, Putin has officially extended the decree till 31 December 2025.

Why was the ban imposed on foreign import-export?

Putin’s intention behind this decision was that Russia’s economy should not be harmed in any way, because the European Union had banned Russia’s crude oil on 5 December.

After which the G-7 countries imposed a price cap of $60 per barrel on Russian crude oil.

Due to this, Putin began to feel that Russia could suffer a lot due to the ban on its oil by the G-7 countries. Keeping this in mind, Putin banned foreign economic activities on March 8, 2022.

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Presidential elections are being held in neighboring Sri Lanka, which is facing an economic and political crisis. Voting started on Wednesday morning.

There are three candidates in the fray for the post of President – Ranil Wickremesinghe, Dallas Alhapperuma, and Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

All three names were proposed by Sri Lankan parliamentarians. The name of Sajith Premadasa was also taken as the presidential candidate. However, he withdrew his name.

Sri Lanka President Election: Wickremesinghe casts his vote.

Voting for the presidential election is taking place in Colombo. Interim President Ranil Wickremesinghe casts his vote.

Tamil National People’s Front (TNFP) general secretary and MP Selvarasa Gajendran did not vote. Many MPs have already cast their votes. The results of the election can come by Wednesday evening.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka to Maldives.

Significantly, 73-year-old Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka and fled to the Maldives while he was the President. From the Maldives, he moved to Singapore with his wife.

Gotabaya resigned from the presidency as soon as he arrived in Singapore. The situation in Colombo worsened after Gotabaya left the country.

People took to the streets and started protesting. The protesters also occupied the Parliament House and Rashtrapati Bhavan.

During this, there was also a clash between the protesters and the security forces. One protester was killed and several were injured in the clash.

Sri Lanka Crisis: Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe appeals to political parties to forget differences.

Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe has once again declared a state of emergency in the country. The move comes just ahead of the presidential election on July 20.

It is known that Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned from the presidency in the past amidst the chaos of the protesters due to the deepening crisis in Sri Lanka.

The post has been lying vacant since Gotabaya’s resignation. Ranil Wickremesinghe has also made an appeal to political parties.

According to the report of the news agency, Ranil Wickremesinghe (Sri Lanka’s Acting President) requested political parties to put aside their differences and form an all-party government.

He has assured the public of positive dialogue with the IMF.

Wickremesinghe said in the two months since he took over as prime minister, power cuts have been reduced to 3 hours a day, farmers have been provided with fertilizers, and gas shortages have been addressed.

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The atmosphere of chaos continues in Sri Lanka. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country and fled to the Maldives.

Meanwhile, the protesters have now intensified the demand for the removal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.

An emergency has been declared in the country. But no one is ready to accept it. Thousands of protesters gheraoed the Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday.

What is the condition of Sri Lanka at present in the midst of rapidly changing developments? Will now Prime Minister Wickremesinghe also have to leave the chair

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed acting president hours after 73-year-old Rajapaksa left the country, who promised to resign on Wednesday.

Emergency declared in Sri Lanka: Now protests have started afresh there.

Wickremesinghe said that he has directed the security forces to impose an emergency and curfew to normalize the situation.

A committee of Chiefs of Armed Forces has been given the responsibility of doing this work in which there will be absolutely no political interference.

Anti-government protesters have become more violent. All of these want the resignation of both the President and the Prime Minister due to the poor condition of the economy in the country.

Thousands of protesters, defying the emergency and waving Sri Lankan flags, gheraoed the prime minister’s office.

Wickremesinghe said some protesting groups planned to take over the Prime Minister’s Office and surrounded the residence of the Air Force Commander when an Air Force plane was provided to the President to fly to the Maldives.

In crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the country’s state-run television channel ‘Rupavahini’ suspended broadcasts for some time on Wednesday.

In fact, the protesters stormed its building. Less than an hour later, the broadcast of another state television channel was also stopped.

The Maldivian government argues that Rajapaksa is still the President of Sri Lanka and has not resigned or delegated his powers to a successor.

Therefore, if Rajapaksa wanted to visit the Maldives, it could not be ruled out, the sources said.

Maldivian government sources have said that fearing citizens, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has requested the Maldivian government to arrange a private jet to take him to Singapore.

Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives without submitting his resignation.

On Wednesday itself, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka completely rejected the reports that it helped Rajapaksa to go to the Maldives as baseless.

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The President and the Prime Minister have had to bow before the people’s rebellion in Sri Lanka. In view of the deteriorating situation, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has resigned.

At the same time, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will resign on July 13.

Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abhayawardene wrote a letter to the President on Saturday evening after a meeting of all-party leaders, in response to which Rajapaksa’s resignation was informed.

After this, now the way for an all-party government in Sri Lanka seems to be clear. The Army Chief has appealed to the people for peace.

There was a meeting of the leaders of the ruling party before the resignation of the Prime Minister. Four major decisions were taken in this. The President and the Prime Minister will resign immediately.

People’s rebellion in Sri Lanka: The Speaker will hold the office of the President for a maximum period of 30 days.

Parliament will elect a new President for the rest of the term. An interim all-party government will be appointed soon and elections will also be held soon.

In view of the huge opposition, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe also had to announce his resignation.

Wickremesinghe said that he accepts the recommendation of party leaders to form an all-party government.

This decision has been taken to ensure the safety of citizens and the continuity of the government.
The anger of the crowd did not stop even after the Prime Minister’s offer to resign.

Hours after Wickremesinghe announced he would step down to form an all-party government, a group of protesters barged into his private residence.

When the security forces tried to stop them, clashes also took place. There was also arson in the Prime Minister’s residence.

After this, announcing the resignation of the President late in the night, Abhaywardene said that Rajapaksa would resign on July 13.

Earlier, thousands of anti-government protesters stormed Rajapaksa’s official residence in Colombo. President Rajapaksa had been facing pressure to resign since March.

People’s rebellion in Sri Lanka: Chief of Defense Staff General Shavendra Silva has appealed to the people to maintain peace.

He has said that the cooperation of the people is necessary to maintain peace in the country. Everyone cooperates in this.

President Rajapaksa had left before the protesters took over the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

It is not clear where they are now. Speculations are being made about his fleeing abroad from the viral video on social media.

Videos of a ship loading luggage and a convoy at Colombo airport are viral.

There was a big demonstration in Colombo on Saturday morning demanding the resignation of the President and the Prime Minister.

Thousands of people were involved in this. After this, the crowd became uncontrollable and entered Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The police tried to stop by using teargas, water cannons, and bullets, but the crowd did not stop.

Many videos of the crowd came to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, in which people were seen taking a bath in the swimming pool, making a ruckus on the President’s bed.

People’s rebellion in Sri Lanka: People also posed for pictures with vehicles parked in Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Earlier, Sri Lanka was in turmoil after the resignation of then Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 11.

In addition to Rajapaksa’s ancestral house, the rioters set fire to the houses of several MPs and ministers. Rajapaksa had to flee with his family.

Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic crisis these days. The treasury of a country with a population of 2.2 crore people has become empty.

Due to a lack of foreign exchange, the government is not able to import essential things. People are grappling with the terrible crisis of fuel and other essential commodities.

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