Colombo Port Development Controversy

Question 1

trilateral agreement btw which countries to develop port

Answer 1

india SL jap MoC signed in 2019

Question 2

what was the port called

Answer 2

eastern container terminal

Question 3

which company would develop the port?

Answer 3

sri lanka ports authority

Question 4

who would have ownership of the port? what would india and jap own?

Answer 4

SLPA gets 100% ownership of the port. a terminal operations company would run the port jointly owned by SL 51% and india and jap 49%.

Question 5

around _% of transhipment business at ect is linked to india

Answer 5

70%

Question 6

cost of port? indian company interested in doing this project

Answer 6

usd 500mil. adani group

Question 7

world’s busiest east-west shipping route? who owns it

Answer 7

hambantota. china has 99 year lease signed in 2017 worth 1.12bil usd.

Question 8

compensatory offer by sl to india and jap

Answer 8

to develop west terminal and give 85% ownership

Question 9

prez of sl

Answer 9

gotabaya rajapaksa

Question 10

port located next to _ which is owned by china

Answer 10

colombo international container terminal