Sri Lanka

Timeline

1. 19 Apr2026
   International

   Vice President Radhakrishnan visits Sri Lanka; OCI extended to sixth generation for Malaiyaha Tamils¹²³⁴⁵

   Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan made the first bilateral Indian Vice-Presidential visit to Sri Lanka on 19-20 April, meeting President Dissanayake. India extended OCI eligibility for Indian-origin (Malaiyaha) Tamils beyond the fourth generation, Sri Lanka acceded to the International Big Cat Alliance, and several MoUs were signed.

   • Visit 19-20 April 2026
   • First bilateral visit by an Indian Vice President to Sri Lanka
   • OCI eligibility for Indian-origin Tamils extended beyond the fourth generation, to the sixth
   • Sri Lanka acceded to the International Big Cat Alliance
   • Final 145 houses of Phase III of the Indian Housing Project handed over; scholarships for estate workers' families expanded
2. 1 Dec2025
   Disasters

   Cyclone Ditwah floods kill hundreds in Sri Lanka; India launches Operation Sagar Bandhu⁶⁷⁸

   Floods and landslides from Cyclone Ditwah killed hundreds in Sri Lanka. India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu on 28 November with naval ships, air-lifted aid and NDRF teams.

   • Sri Lanka toll rose past 200 by 1 December and reached 465 by 3 December 2025
   • India launched Operation Sagar Bandhu on 28 November 2025
   • INS Vikrant and INS Udaygiri delivered relief supplies at Colombo
   • Two urban search and rescue teams with 80 NDRF personnel deployed
   • INS Sukanya reached Trincomalee with relief on 1 December

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Sources

1. Daily FT (Sri Lanka)
2. All India Radio
3. All India Radio
4. Sri Lanka Ministry of Foreign Affairs
5. Tamil Guardian
6. IANS
7. DT Next
8. The Hitavada