Sri Lanka on Thursday agreed on two main agreements of diplomatic interest with China and India as the country continues its balancing act of diplomacy and foreign partnership.

Sri Lanka's tough balancing act: Oil tanks for India, compensation for Chinese fertiliser

China has been forced to cancel a solar power project in Sri Lanka. Reports say there was pressure from India, others say the local population rejected it. China however has reacted with a publicity campaign.

After suspending solar power project, Chinese ambassador goes on charm offensive in Jaffna

A batch of contaminated fertiliser sent from China appears to be the centre of a heated diplomatic row between Sri Lanka and China at the moment. As per Sri Lanka Plant Protection Ordinance, no product should contain microbes; but as per tests and analysis carried on the Chinese samples, a bulk permit cannot be allowed as both tests carried out on the samples showed the batch is contaminated with harmful microbes.

'Will not accept contaminated Chinese fertiliser,' Sri Lanka's director-general of agriculture affirms

The Economic and Commercial Office of the Chinese Embassy has blacklisted People’s Bank of Sri Lanka over failure to make a payment. This is the latest episode in the ongoing row over a fertiliser shipment between the two countries.

Fertiliser shipment row: Chinese embassy blacklists People’s Bank of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is on a highway to becoming a Chinese colony. It began with the Hambantota Port and has now spilled into the port city of Colombo. Both are strategic assets, one of which is already under Chinese control.

With Colombo port city, China sees a potential overseas colony in Sri Lanka

China has welcomed Sri Lanka's clarification with regard to the Hambantota Port agreement. The Chinese embassy released a statement saying that it appreciates President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa’s remarks at a meeting with foreign correspondents.

Willing to work with Sri Lanka to promote development of Hambantota Port: China

Even though the Sri Lankan cricket side is becoming progressively less relevant due to a string of poor performances, the country appears to be on the path of greater strategic significance.

Sri Lanka on path of greater strategic significance

Ahead of Lankan PM Wickremesinghe's visit to India, the Lankan government dropped a $300-million housing deal with China for a joint venture with an Indian company.

As Wickremesinghe visits India, Lanka drops Chinese housing deal

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