The University Grants Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka is reportedly preparing to take disciplinary action against students at the University of Jaffna after a symbolic protest on Sri Lanka’s 77th Independence Day, in which Sri Lanka’s lion flag was replaced with a black flag on campus.

The Supreme Court of India has scheduled a final hearing for September 15, 2025, to address petitions challenging the 1974 and 1976 agreements that ceded the Katchatheevu islet to Sri Lanka.

This decision follows the court's approval for Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader T.R. Baalu to replace the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi as the petitioner in the longstanding case. ​

As the United Kingdom imposed targeted sanctions on senior Sri Lankan military officials for their role in war crimes, a senior UK Foreign Office official visited Colombo for high-level meetings with government representatives and civil society groups.

The British High Commission in Sri Lanka confirmed the visit of Ben Mellor, Director at the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), in a post on social media earlier today.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Sri Lanka from 4 to 6 April 2025, where he will take part in the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for a long-delayed solar power project in Trincomalee.

Modi will become the first foreign head of government to arrive on the island under the new administration of Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for closer cooperation with India’s Adani Group and other foreign investors, stating that such partnerships are essential for Sri Lanka's economic recovery.

Speaking at the launch of book authored by former Minister Bandula Gunawardene, Wickremesinghe emphasised the need to attract Indian investment, particularly in the renewable energy sector.

The Sri Lankan government, led by the self-proclaimed Marxist National People’s Power (NPP), has revealed it is considering privatisation as an option for restructuring the heavily indebted national carrier, SriLankan Airlines.

Speaking at the Invest Sri Lanka Forum this week, Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr Harshana Suriyapperuma confirmed that privatisation and Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are among a wide range of options currently under consideration.