Sri Lanka’s presidential election on September 21 holds significant implications for its foreign relations with India. Key candidates who’ll be fighting the upcoming elections include Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sajith Premadasa, and Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Amid a severe economic crisis, the election’s outcome is crucial for regional stability and India’s strategic interests in South Asia.

PM Narendra Modi is visiting the United States for three days, where he will be taking part in the fourth edition of the Quad Leaders’ Summit hosted by President Joe Biden

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra expressed surprise that the state government has issued such a notification.