Passed in 1987 as a part of the India-Sri Lanka Accord, the 13th amendment created the Provincial ... setback to the India-U.S. partnership. Photos and survivor testimonies underscore how violence ...

"We therefore urge Sri Lanka to take immediate and credible action," the official added. The 13th Amendment provides for devolution of power to the minority Tamil community. India has been ...

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's main Tamil party TNA on Sunday said that it would talk to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa about the 13th amendment to the Constitution as a means of sharing land and police ...

Amid a raging debate on the 13th Amendment to Sri Lanka’s constitution, a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has been formed to study and suggest possible changes to the landmark amendment ...

Astute observers following the erratic course of Sri Lankan Tamil politics were in for a pleasant surprise last week. The premier political representatives of the Sri Lankan Tamil people ...

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is planning to press ahead with his quest for the full implementation of the 13th Amendment as part of his reconciliation efforts with the nation’s ...

Sri Lanka’s defence secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse last week called on the government to repeal the 13th amendment to the constitution, which was adopted in 1987 as part of the Indo-Lanka Accord ...

The Indian minister emphasized the need "to fully implement the provisions of 13th amendment and to go beyond it so as to ensure meaningful development of Sri Lanka. "He urged Rajapaksa not to do ...

While he could not do it as promised, it opened up the discussion again on the provision of the 13th Amendment in Sri Lanka. It remains highly significant to watch whether the president’s move will ...

The letter cautioned Prime Minister Modi against allowing Sri Lanka's successful moves to entangle India with the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution and thereby limits Indian diplomatic ...