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SL grants permission for entry of Chinese tracking vessel
The Sri Lanka Government yesterday (August 12) granted permission for the Chinese tracking vessel Yuang Wang 5 to dock at the Hambantota Port after the Indian and US Governments failed to give "concrete reasons" for why they opposed its arrival, said the Sunday Times.
Yuang Wang 5 will now berth at the Hambantota International Port on August 16, five days later than scheduled. It was originally due to arrive on August 11.This was delayed after India raised strong concerns citing national security.
Sri Lanka requested China to defer the visit until "further consultationswere held on the matter.the vessel abruptly changed track earlier this week. However, it is now heading towards Hambantota again. Concerns about the ship were also raised by US Ambassador Julie Chung at a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday. She was requested to provide firm reasons for opposing its arrival.the same message was conveyed to Indian diplomats by Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Tuesday.
As both parties did not offer "concrete reasons", the Sri Lankan Government granted the go-ahead.the docking of the ship has turned into a geopolitical headache for the Sri Lankan Government. Clearance to anchor the vessel was granted by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Defence Ministry and the
Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) before President Wickremesinghe took over.
But Indian news reports claim that New Delhi had not been informed at the time until it sought clarification from Colombo. Meanwhile the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing has briefed the government that the country will face dire economic consequences if the ship visit is not allowed, Sunday Times further added.
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Seqi Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:16 AM
Good. Better to hold the non-alignment line. India is Quad's playful little friend that barks on que from Washington.
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Srijith Hikkaduwa Liyanage Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:18 AM
Ships can get within 12 kilometers from any country using freedom of navigation agreement . Therefore it is not acceptable to say this ship cannot come to Hambanthota port which is several times more than 12 km distance . We must remain a neutral and free country
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Mizaru Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:21 AM
This is what happens when a country or as a matter of fact anyone is bankrupt. The pride stays in the back burner.
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ajith Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:28 AM
Now face the consequences from India which by the way was the only country to assist us during our crisis-Shame SL back stabbed India.
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Indika Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:29 AM
SL can never be trusted. After all the confirmation given to India that the Chinese ship will not berth at Hambantota
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anil Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:29 AM
India may vote against SL at the next UN hearing
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mohan Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:30 AM
Traitors, be ready to pay the price
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Senkada Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:34 AM
Finally, the attempts and fear, uncertainty of doubt by the Indians and Americans have been seen through. Bravo for our government officials to scrutinise the deceitful claims from those governments. USA is quite powerless, other than make noise in our region. No bite, just bark, bark, try to scare and cause uncertain about IMF loan.
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Sovereign Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:46 AM
Meanwhile the Sri Lankan Embassy in Beijing has briefed the government that the country will face dire economic consequences if the ship visit is not allowed, Sunday Times further added. Sovereignty????
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Punchi Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:00 AM
India’s Foreign Office South Block believed that they were protecting India when they helped us defeat the aspirations of our minority fellow citizens. Possibly they are now regretting it.
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Priyantha Jeyawickrema Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:05 AM
India will now start thinking why we helped Sri Lanka more than any other country during recent crisis :-)
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Sokrates Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:06 AM
And again Sri Lanka has given in to the ruthless dictatorship against its better judgment. It has caved in to China's blackmail. Compared to the trade volume with India and the USA, trade relations with China are minimal, at least Sri Lanka's export to China. For China, this is a test of how far it can go to break the agreement with Sri Lanka that prohibits military activities in Hambantota port. What kind of activity, if not military, is it when a navy operated research/war/spy ship with 2000 soldiers from the Chinese PLA docks in Hambantota port. Next, China will send destroyers, cruisers and submarines. After that, an aircraft carrier with 80 aircraft and 10000 soldiers will dock. Step by step, China will turn Hambantota Port into a naval base.
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Jef Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:20 AM
Chinese must think not to take advantage from sri Lanka its not a cargo or passenger ship so what is the issues any other unacceptable not permitted that's it enough is enough Chinese can't put a gun on the head unless theirs more to it....
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Gert Jan, the Netherlands Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:32 AM
Why did Sri Lanka not let a Dutch company built the Hambantota port? Watermanagement, preparing, dredging etc.is their corebusiness. They would have used Sri Lankan labour, offer good working conditions etc. But I understand : they don't take bribes.
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Geopoli Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:39 AM
In Anticipation of more and more Naval vessels including submarines making requests of this nature the govt should have a pre defined policy and method like giving an affidavit to court to allow naval vessels to enjoy replenishment. Around 2017 an American shop came and newspapers announced it bought a revenue of USD102m to Sri Lanka. likewise bunkering Stevedoring are revenue earners. otherwise suddenly preconditions for IMF loans will be USA having a naval base in trinco and India been allowed to escort Chinese vessels in and out of ports etc
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Retired University Lecturer, Jaffna Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:59 AM
Only Indian Agents pretending to be Sri Lankans would say that India helped Sri Lanka during its “crisis”. What crisis ? Is it the crisis of “ Indian created Tamil terror boys like LTTE or The crisis of 100 thousand Indian soldiers who landed in Jaffna calling themselves as peace keepers and then went on to rape and massacre Tamil men, women, and children in thousands”.
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Antany Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:59 AM
India's help is nothing compared to the damages it has caused by creating Tamil armed groups. In 1987 India dropped rice, so Tamils took arms and destroyed Sri Lanka to please India. This year India brought rice by ship. So India is expecting Sinhalease to dance according to India. I think Sri Lanka has done the right thing by allowing the Chinese ship. From now on Sri Lanka should commit to China to move forward. Showing head to China, tail to America and foot to India will not work. Let's see how wisely Ranil Wickremesinghe will play his game from now on.
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indian oncemore Saturday, 13 August 2022 11:27 AM
Pls invite to dock at our KKS port too. We need honest referees. If the indians don't rob our fish we can donate 10B worth of our SL fish to TN CM Stalin with a flag waving ceremony too. Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda said he would not allow the Indians to exploit fisheries resources in the Sri Lankan waters in lieu of India’s donation of food rations. Remember the proverb "Don't put all your eggs in one basket". These news are obscured even in the YouTube too. That is the power of vile and deceit wielded by indian IT coolies. Indian Trawlers invade Sea of Sri Lanka on 29-06-2022 Mullaitivu by Newsfirst Sri Lanka. India and Sri Lanka's violent fight over fish - A documentary by Vox. Sri Lankan fishermen launch flotilla protesting Indian poaching by Al Jazeera. Therefore, Sri Lanka should not succumb to debilitating status quo and embrace the emerging multipolar world to emerge stronger and sovereign. That's the only way to protect these poor Sri Lankan fish folks.
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Navaratnam Saturday, 13 August 2022 11:32 AM
Now knowing how the Dirty Indian mind works I am convinced that they would definitely extract revenge against Sri Lanka. It is highly likely the revenge would come in the form of using Indian Spies in Sri Lanka to brainwash the “low caste Tamil youths” in Jaffna that India is willing to help them militarily to fight for a separate Tamil state in which they would be the leaders and provide them with weapons and loads of cash.This is what the Indians did in the 70s and 80s and created LTTE, PLOT, EPRLF , and TELO and ruined the Tamils, Sinhalese, and Muslims for thirty years. And made most of the Tamils to flee their land of birth permanently to Canada and Europe.
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Cam Kay Saturday, 13 August 2022 11:49 AM
India and USA should deal with China directly. These things could at some point lead to Sri Lankans getting caught in crossfire between India and China. A Very delicate matter!
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Louise Saturday, 13 August 2022 12:36 PM
Disgusted Sockrates, you HIT the NAIL on the HEAD. Only a few Politicians have a back bone and unfortunately they have no authority or say in decisions, keep a close watch commissions will flow out from this decision and the citizens will suffer far more in the future.
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Ama Saturday, 13 August 2022 12:45 PM
Until SRI LANKA starts using their "BRAIN", if any, these problems will persists. SRI LANKA cannot be trusted. NO policy at all.
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Lumbini Saturday, 13 August 2022 01:46 PM
We never had our own policies. As a nation, we don't have guts. Just because China is behaving aggressively, we are scared. We should replace the lion on our flag with something else.
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Parippu Gandhi Saturday, 13 August 2022 01:53 PM
Will people of Hambantota get a “parippu” drop. Not bad compared to the situation they are in
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Kumara Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:17 PM
Sri Lanka allowed Pakistani war planes to re-fuel during the war between Pakistan (Bangaladesh)/India in the early seventies. India is aware of SL's last minute unhelpful involvement in Geo Politics!
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Pathirane Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:24 PM
China 1, Sri Lanka 1, India 0
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Van Sunday, 14 August 2022 04:00 AM
This day was always coming, failed state, not even a puppet government. Possibly one of the worst basket cases of an excuse for a country the world has ever witnessed. And now a political joke with no rock to hide under. Easter Sunday will be remembered.
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Shevan Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:43 PM
China pulling it’s trump cards out
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Karalasingam Sivalingam Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:46 PM
Sri Lanka being an agricultural country with all conducive conditions to be self sufficient failed to achieve this goal due opportunistic politicians, which led us to depend on other countries for our food needs,consequently , we have to bowdown to China,India,USA or to the rest of the super powers. By permitting the Chinese ship, we have antagonised India and USA, a fearful future lies ahead of Sri Lanka.
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vithura Saturday, 13 August 2022 02:49 PM
#Navaratnam - India did not instigate TULF's Vaddukotai resolution nor were they who created the first militant Sivakumar in the seventies. One should also remember, except a handful of genuine victims of violence who sought asylum in the West, most of those who emigrated did so to better themselves economically making bogus refugee claims. Is is a fact, you can validate it yourself.
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Saman K Saturday, 13 August 2022 03:37 PM
Some of our retired rear admirals will be excited with this news.
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Jeyachandran Saturday, 13 August 2022 04:03 PM
Vithura, you are trying to fool yourself not others. Do you think “Street Boy” Prabakaran living in the costal village of Velvetithurai would have suddenly got “military training and sophisticated weapons coasting thousands of dollars by some pure magic”. It was the dirty India that trained him and all others in military camps in Indian soil and provided them with all weapons to destabilise Sri Lanka. Indians did it because the Sri Lankan President at the time JR Jeyawardane was going very close to the Americans to the dislike of Mrs Gandhi. Indians will try to do this again to revenge Sri Lanka. Finally, you as a woman don’t you have any feelings or sympathy for the thousands of Tamil women who were raped and murdered by the Indian Army in Jaffna.
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Fact Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:28 AM
Looks like too many chinese with assumed srilankan names in here to comment .. so suddenly 62 comments on a news article. Just that in youtube..You can easily make out checking the history of comments n so on.
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Jagath Saturday, 13 August 2022 04:15 PM
As a first precaution Sri Lanka should ask all Indians staying in Sri Lanka to register at the nearest police station and close the Indian consulate in Jaffna permanently. Filthy Indians are notorious for revenge so we have to take preemptive action.
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Cam Kay Saturday, 13 August 2022 04:29 PM
Facts: 1. China has no big economic ambitions in SL 2. China took Hambantota port and port city almost by force 3. China debt trapped SL and paid huge kick backs to Rajapakses for white elephant projects. 4. All those white elephant projects that China did in SL are USEFUL and Very STRATEGIC logistics arrangements for China if China plans to go for war with India. 5. India will do anything to protect it from China. The 4 Billion India gave was not out of love....it is to keep China away from SL 6. Historically, India has been influencing SL and forcing many things on SL including Buddhism. 7. USA would always meddle around with SL in many ways. 8. Tamil national issue is still there and not resolved yet. It is a real issue that need to be resolved for the communal harmony of SL. 9. Diaspora Tamils are economically very well off SOLUTION: Work with diaspora, bring economic prosperity, communal harmony....that will help keep all outsiders like China, India and USA far.
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Gb Saturday, 13 August 2022 04:55 PM
China is upto something coming all this way just to refuel and replenish, I've been noticing problems with 4g Internet, speeds are slower and constantly dropping, only started since China ship came close to sl, they are probably intercepting data
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Ram Saturday, 13 August 2022 05:20 PM
IMF and world Bank help will be shattered by this. China will give some money and when we cannot pay the past loans and what we receive now RW can give the country to China. The Moto that we forget fast is true. Only India helped us in the recent past and not China.
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Anil Agrawal Saturday, 13 August 2022 05:35 PM
As an Indian, more than the decision, I am disappointed with the reactions, I am reading here. We in India hold favorable views about Sri Lanks, pained to read and see your difficulties. Unlike China we don't demand or threaten of dire consequences unless you give in to the demands,but only request to consider our concerns, while continuing with best possible support. We appreciate and remain friends with those helping us.
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Martin Milton Saturday, 13 August 2022 06:06 PM
An excellent move IF true. Why ever not?? If warships from US, UK, India, Pakistan and any other nation are allowed to berth in Colombo or Trincomalee Harbours, why not this Chinese ship in Hambantota Port?? High time GoSL realised how to play fair by her friends who stood steadfastly by her side in International Fora when these others like India 'abstained'. ...MM
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Biranchi Narayan Acharya Saturday, 13 August 2022 06:29 PM
I think the present Sri Lankan authority can't be blamed. GR already gave the permission a day before he fled from the country. Now, GR might be a disgraced person at the moment for Sri Lanka, but internationally he gave permission as President of Sri Lanka. As a sovereign country, Sri Lanka has to honor that order irrespective of the fact whether GR is a disgraced person now or not. Thus India shouldn't mind and remain alert and vigil. In any case, the Sri Lankan public is no more leaning toward China because of their trap.
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dara Saturday, 13 August 2022 07:01 PM
Politicians who sell or lease national assets to cover up budget national security in risk
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Sunil Kumar Prasad Saturday, 13 August 2022 07:02 PM
When India doled out billions of dollars to help Sri Lanka, I told my friend from Kerala that this could be the biggest foreign policy blunders of Modi government. Ultimately, Sri Lankans will deceive us and our money will be wasted. They were, are, and will be China's stooges forever because they will see taste in Chinese money. What a blunder! At least Modi will learn from it ...
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Zarth De Silva Saturday, 13 August 2022 07:02 PM
Based on Biblical prophesy, Russia and China will form a very powerful power block , most probably assisted by Iran, North Korea and a few other Asian nations with India possibly caving in under its influence. Sri lanka will naturally fall in line should India also join this power block. Arab nations will form another potent world power. Germany led European Nations will be the other power block emanating from Europe. America and Britain will disintegrate leaving Canada , Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in the lurch thus probably becoming third rate nations in the process. Whether we like or not, Sri Lanka will become a pawn in the hands pf Russian- Chinese dominance.
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Usli Saturday, 13 August 2022 07:06 PM
Politicians who decided to lease H’tota harbor to Chinese deprived pride of the nation for several future generations
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Gota Saturday, 13 August 2022 07:59 PM
When you want to export to USA, be prepared to give concrete reasons, which studies USA. Your ass going to burn further. Our experts are more to usa than china. USA can even stop Europe market for us. We do all bullshit decisions and regret later.
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Subhasis T Saturday, 13 August 2022 08:44 PM
Hey dear srilankans .... I understand why ur govt. Is Forced to do this.... Because of debt. U owe to china... But as an ordinary Indian I can assure U this will not going to be well in future.... By the way this is not a threat... Ur govt. Truly misunderstood us... Sorry for ur difficult times... But don't expect anything more from us...
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Subhasis T Saturday, 13 August 2022 09:30 PM
Hey dear srilankans .... I understand why ur govt. Is Forced to do this.... Because of debt. U owe to china... But as an ordinary Indian I can assure U this will not going to be well in future.... By the way this is not a threat... Ur govt. Truly misunderstood us... Sorry for ur difficult times... But don't expect anything more from us...
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Save the nature Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:18 PM
Chinese spy ship : Srilankan gift to Celebrate 75 years independence for India. Hope atleast now the Indian government understood how to trust Srilanka.
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China with love Saturday, 13 August 2022 10:41 PM
The whole issue is a big drama and we were very well knew this ship will dock at Hambanthotta shipless Harbour.
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Bhupesh Dwivedi Saturday, 13 August 2022 11:09 PM
Remember one think, what you are doing, you action taken seriously by The India and you future in hand on India and you will pay a heavy price remember. and The India have capacity to ruin you economy in long term.
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Bhupesh Dwivedi Saturday, 13 August 2022 11:17 PM
Sri Lanka will pay heavy price for their action in long term,
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GHT Saturday, 13 August 2022 11:21 PM
India is not running a coalition government with Ranil Wickremasinghe and neither has any rights to intervene the internal affairs of a Sovereignty of Sri Lanka. China should take care of India interfering with Chinese affairs, China is a sky high developed nation but India is a MEAN COUNTRY with a MEAN LEADER. So, how can a RAT compete with a LION?
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Rahul Singhala Saturday, 13 August 2022 11:36 PM
Sri Lanka back stabbed India, who is our all weather, younger brother and help us in our worst time, It's shame for us. We are supporting dictator China. We sold our soul to China.
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Buddhist Sunday, 14 August 2022 01:16 AM
SL behaving like a spoilt child. With Pakistani ship participating in exercise with SL Navy,
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Maninder Sunday, 14 August 2022 01:21 AM
China is preparing for war with India on its border and a war with US over Taiwan. In both cases, Indian ocean will be a major theater. Naturally, it needs data of India's strtegic assets and installations in South besides the contours of Indian ocean. It is sending a spyship under 'Rsearch' label. Sri Lanka is exercising its sovereign rights while letting the ship dock in Habantota, based on a cost benefit analysis. India on the other hand has to defend itself and it cannot ignore the development of a practical military relations between China and Sri Lanka, . All of these legitimate pursuits by sovereign nations. Under the circumstances, India may have to undertake its own measures. A political demarcation of Sri Lanka into North and South might be a good idea. A friendly North might work as a buffer between a Chinese South and South India.
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Sadoka Sunday, 14 August 2022 04:06 AM
This episode will have ramifications for decades to come. As an Indian, I am very disappointed in our southern neighbors. It is your sovereign right of course but just because you can, does not mean you should? This ship is trying to intercept Indian satellite/radio traffic from the Indian southern command and will try to map future Indian missile tests and Indian naval strike group movements. Which is bad news for the safety of India. Sri Lanka has now knowingly and actively undermined Indian security. For no reason at all really. Which has proven that SL attitude towards India remains hostile. And SL interests run counter to Indian interests. But what does this mean? Well, for starters, Indian attitudes towards Sri Lanka will now be in kind. It will be of paramount interest to India to keep SL as a failed state, just like it has kept Pakistan. And for India and the US, SL is now viewed as a Chinese PLA naval base. Meaning, first to be bombed in the coming conflict…
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Sadoka Sunday, 14 August 2022 04:06 AM
This episode will have ramifications for decades to come. As an Indian, I am very disappointed in our southern neighbors. It is your sovereign right of course but just because you can, does not mean you should? This ship is trying to intercept Indian satellite/radio traffic from the Indian southern command and will try to map future Indian missile tests and Indian naval strike group movements. Which is bad news for the safety of India. Sri Lanka has now knowingly and actively undermined Indian security. For no reason at all really. Which has proven that SL attitude towards India remains hostile. And SL interests run counter to Indian interests. But what does this mean? Well, for starters, Indian attitudes towards Sri Lanka will now be in kind. It will be of paramount interest to India to keep SL as a failed state, just like it has kept Pakistan. And for India and the US, SL is now viewed as a Chinese PLA naval base. Meaning, first to be bombed in the coming conflict…
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Janthusena Palabedda Sunday, 14 August 2022 04:48 AM
Another wonderful Ponna action - where is Sadbury? Is he without cloths before RW? Rw would love it!!
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mervyn halwa Sunday, 14 August 2022 08:24 AM
Excellent decision....finally an end to this circus created by India....SL as a sovereign country has the right to decide who to invite....who not to invite....just like any other country....so thumbs down to India....China Sri Lanka bhai bhai !!!
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Geeta Sunday, 14 August 2022 08:32 AM
Sri Lanka has preferred china over India. This is the message.
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Sam Fonseka Sunday, 14 August 2022 08:33 AM
China will be the number 1 super power in the world by 2030 to gether with Russia they will be ruling world - India and all Asian countries will have to live with it and Hambantota harbour will be china main military hub in a way Sri Lanka security will be granted for the next century
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Rohan Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:08 AM
THis was not required at all. India has always helped us and if they were concerned, we should have appreciated it.
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deep Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:10 AM
Srilanka is in the current mess due to China's debt policy. Though India helped us, we are helpless as China is arm-twisting govt. This will keep going on, Chinese Navy will be in our ports shortly
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Vivek Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:50 AM
As a nation srilanka failed today. They just been an obidient dog to a country who drove them into a debt trap they have never seen earlier. Consequences will be severe and long lasting if u invite troubles to the geopolitical areas which has less conflicts in history
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Jef Sunday, 14 August 2022 09:56 AM
This is just the beginning...China is the top ranking country in the world in many ways Chinese vision
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Punchi Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:01 AM
Hitler created a war against the peoples of Europe and brought destruction to Germany, loss of territory like east Prussia, konisberg etc. Our fascist Shinhala Buddhists created a war against our minorities and brought destruction and impoverished us for decades to come or possibly forever and have lost territory - Hambantota port and 15,000 acres - to China
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Saman Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:02 AM
China has invested a lot and they will not give in to US and/or India. I think this is a good decision.
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Indian Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:04 AM
Sir, You should not be disappointed. All our friendly neighbors including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal hate us for various reasons, Bhutan is an exception. Anti-Indianism is their nationalism. We have learned to live with this hate. But, we won't reciprocate with hate. Love to Sri Lanka, We will find ways and means to protect our interests.
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Ben Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:11 AM
Ranil is solely responsible for leasing H’tota port to Chinese,it’s okay for him, who is no longer for this world,but future generations would have to face consequences of war among world powers at H’tota
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Premalal Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:33 AM
This is the time to teach toiletless India a lesson. Lets give KKS and Mannar harbors to China as well and allow them to setup military bases in the North.
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Save the nature Sunday, 14 August 2022 04:06 PM
I hope your are an educated person. We have right to criticize but we must use the civilized words. The srilankan people don’t use mostly this kind of language. A serious question about your identity. Take care
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Sivasakthivel KG Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:47 AM
This senseless action of the SL govt. under the Rajaabaksa’s and his fellow. MP’s influence make a way for A new Bangladesh in Southern Hemisphere… see how Pakistan is suffering all these years… Modi is 3x Smt. Indira Gandhi
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Kawantissa R Sunday, 14 August 2022 10:58 AM
China is now trying to play the part of the camel. Head first and many to follow and occupy making dumb Hamba sea a warzone. If India and US keep their mouths shut and take concrete military steps to respond, the already fallen Chinthanaya will add more disaster for people. Ruling false Dutugaminu generation must be ejected at least now by general and presidential elections holding together soon with the assistance and purview of the UN. A sain upright new political leadership can maintain good relationships with these 3 countries for mutual benefits. India's bygone hostilities are only history now and in the future, SL needs to work closely with them to solve economic problems.
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Madan Menon Thottasseri Sunday, 14 August 2022 12:13 PM
Let China gets an alternative island enclave and stop worry on losing Taiwan which is almost a sovereign island nation that never get enticed by China's offers , Sri Lankan political set up is pro China despite people are innocent and never wish to get further trapped by China. India must stop imagining that Sri Lanka is friendly nation and is elegible to get assisted and protected. Sri Lanka repeatedly proves that it will never change and deserve to get much more perished...its the destiny of poor people there. India has to just keep off . India has the economic and military power to take care of its security even if the whole Sri Lanka island nation is sold off to China !
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Indian2 Sunday, 14 August 2022 01:32 PM
Maninder - (A political demarcation of Sri Lanka into North and South might be a good idea. A friendly North might work as a buffer between a Chinese South and South India.) Maha idar you are a typical vicious Hindutuwa Northerner harbouring wet dreams for a siva boomi. It will end up as a Kasi ghat. Never act as a Fifth column to your own country. Remember Karma is Agni like Kama.
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India ex-Army Sunday, 14 August 2022 06:15 PM
Sri Lanka government is foolish. India continues to build our military might. Taking over Sri Lanka when it is opportune is of course ambition. Our Tamil Nadu state is forever hounding the central government for separate Tamil state for Sri Lanka Tamils. Tea Estate Indian Tamil also deserve a separate state, which can also happen. Sri Lanka majority people can hope for China, but it is too far to help Sri Lanka when our army come to conquer and divide Lanka to make it better for peoples in Lanka.
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Jayaram Sunday, 14 August 2022 06:52 PM
Both China and Pakisthan, share a long border with India and are hostile. Infact India and Pakisthan share coast as well. Now what Sri Lanka is showing by aligning with them that we are as well hostile. Its fine. India can manage another hostile neighborer. The help from India was for Sri Lankan common man. But China has smartly buying the officials in Sri Lanka, to fool the people. Sri Lanka has to get freedom from proxy rulers. Those who reign Sri Lanka are puppets whose strings are with someone outside. Now only sympathy for Lamkans.
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Well wisher Monday, 15 August 2022 12:03 AM
Ungrateful to say the least so too at the time when India helped most in the time of their need. Lanka Navy wants to rub on India and US face at the time when security interests are extremely sensitive subjects across the globe. You want tourist from West but sit in the lap of China. Those days are well and truly over. There will be consequences of this down the line. OfCouse Sri Lanka as a nation can choose to have a security alignment with China and perhaps see a better future from trade and tourism with China and Pakistan than with its immediate neighbor and the West. Good Luck
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Chris John Monday, 15 August 2022 07:39 AM
The Chinese and their pet porki dogs are out in full force - a shit load of trouble for lankans from all of the developed world coming.. get ready to be chinas brothel which is apparently very appealing to lanka
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Love the triclour Monday, 15 August 2022 10:11 AM
Why go to IMF for loan,ask China your big daddy for loan and just reject Indian aid.. infact make your govt life miserable for accepting Indian aid
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Raj Melbourne Tuesday, 16 August 2022 11:05 AM
This is crazy as it can get.. as an Indian, I always love SriLankan and continue to love you SriLanka. But am very surprised to see the haterdness you have for our India..what for? Have really researched those failed claims that few SriLankans are making here about India? Enlighten me? We are there to always help you and stand by you... But it's upto you to respond otherwise everyone will become far from friends in future. Be realistic my fellow SriLankans. Good luck.
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emily Thursday, 18 August 2022 11:57 AM
Rajapaksa is still active behind the back china give a bribe to rajapaksa family to dock the ship. NAMAL is already started to come back by giving RECOMENDATION letters to his supporters. you cannot getrid of rajapaksa family (like leahes)
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