Newsletter - March 2021

Economic

Focus Issues	High Impact News
PM Visits Bangladesh Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, paid a State Visit to Bangladesh on 26-27 March 2021 to participate in the celebrations of the Golden Jubilee of the Independence of Bangladesh, the Birth Centenary of the Father...	PM’s Telephone Call with President On 13 March 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The leaders reviewed topical developments...
QUAD Leaders’ Summit Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi participated in the first Leaders’ Summit of the Quadrilateral Framework, held virtually on 12 March 2021, alongwith the leaders of Australia, Japan and USA. In his remarks...	IAF Chief’s Visit to Sri Lanka Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria visited Sri Lanka on 03-04 March 2021 and attended the inaugural ceremony of an Air Show celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF)....
PM Addresses Conference on DRI Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (DRI) through video conference on 17 March 2021...	Conference on Enhancing Economic Ties An online conference on enhancing economic ties between India and Sri Lanka was held on 12 March 2021 by CII and Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in partnership with High Commission of India....
PM Addresses 4thGlobal Ayurveda Festival On 12 March 2021, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival through virtual mode. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister ...	HC Visits Northern and Eastern Provinces High Commissioner H.E Gopal Baglay visited Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka from 11 to 14 March 2021. During the visit, he had meetings with representatives...
US Secretary of Defense Calls on PM U.S. Secretary of Defense, Lloyd James Austin III, called on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 19 March 2021 and conveyed greetings of President Biden to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister outlined his vision for the strategic partnership between the two countries...	Supply of 160 coaches to Sri Lanka Railways On 9 March 2021, the first lot of 10 coaches out of 160 stainless steel passenger coaches to be supplied by RITES Ltd. to Sri Lanka Railways was delivered in Colombo. This is in pursuance of financial assistance offered by Government of India for the development...
PM Addresses CERAWeek Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered the keynote address at the CERAWeek 2021 through video conference. He was awarded the CERAWeek Global Energy...	DHC Visits Southern Province Deputy High Commissioner Mr. Vinod K. Jacob undertook a two day visit to Southern Province of Sri Lanka from 17-18 March 2021. During the visit he met government representatives,...
PM Launches Water Conservation Campaign Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain’ campaign on World Water Day on 22 March 2021 via video conferencing. The Campaign seeks to take water conservation...	HC Hands Over Training Aid to Navy On 15 March 2021, High Commissioner of India, H.E. Gopal Baglay handed over training aids to Sri Lanka Navyat the Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) at Trincomalee worth LKR 22 million,...
PM Inaugurates Maritime India Summit 2021 On 2 March 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the ‘Maritime India Summit 2021’ through video conferencing. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister invited the world...	Project Steering Committee Meeting On 16 March 2021, a Project Steering Committee meeting on construction of Surgical Unit Teaching Hospital, Batticaloa was chaired by Deputy High Commissioner, Mr. Vinod K Jacob....