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India and Sri Lanka agree to increase 'complexity' of bilateral exercises: Defence ministryThe two sides reviewed their defence and security cooperation at the seventh India-Sri Lanka annual defence dialogue that took place in Del...
Efforts on to form government in Sri Lanka to avail of IMF bailoutCurrently, the President's attempts to rule with his advisers are not yielding results, sources said. President Gotabaya Rajapaska has stat...
Sri Lanka central bank chief threatens to quit amid turmoil, former PM whisked to navy baseP. Nandalal Weerasinghe, appointed central bank chief last month to help the island nation of 22 million people find a way out of its worst...
Rajapaksa 'loses majority'; FM quits within 24 hours of appointmentRajapaksa had appointed Sabry after sacking his brother Basil Rajapaksa, who was at the centre of anger within the ruling Sri Lanka Podujan...
Colombo Security Conclave identifies 5 pillars to strengthen security in Indian Ocean RegionThe Member states agreed upon a roadmap for further cooperation and collaboration on these pillars of cooperation. The roadmap will facilit...
Maldives defence minister Mariya Didi says country's relationship with India today is stronger than ever"Today, the relationship between the Maldives and India is stronger than ever. It's not anchored by our shared values, history and perspect...
Lanka Defence Secretary asks China's embassy to 'educate' Chinese company employees not to wear military-style camouflage uniformsRaising concerns, the Sri Lankan media recently reported that Chinese personnel wearing uniforms that are very much similar to those worn b...
Chinese defence minister calls on Sri Lanka's top leadership; discusses steps to boost bilateral tiesThe Chinese Defence Minister's visit assumes significance in the backdrop of a public diplomacy campaign launched by the Chinese embassy on...
IAF chief attends SLAF's anniversary celebrations during two-day visit to Sri LankaThe Indian Air Force (IAF) and the SLAF have been interacting regularly through headquarters-level air staff talks to share valuable experi...
COVISHIELD: India’s vaccine gift to reach Colombo on ThursdayThe delivery of the Covid-19 vaccines to Sri Lanka is a fulfillment of PM Narendra Modi’s commitment made to PM Mahinda Rajapaksa during th...
India, Sri Lanka and Maldives agree to bolster maritime security cooperationAccording to a joint statement issued by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Defence, the three countries -- recognising the significance of the forum ...
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval participates in trilateral maritime meeting in LankaThe high-level trilateral meeting is designed to initiate collective action on maritime security including maritime domain awareness, legal...
NSA Doval calls on Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa, discusses bilateral ties with defence secretaryThe high-level engagement that covers a wide range of subjects is designed to initiate collective action on maritime security including mar...
NSA Doval to arrive in Sri Lanka on Friday to participate in regional maritime dialogueSri Lanka is set to host the fourth national security advisor trilateral meeting on maritime security cooperation with India and Maldives o...
India-Lanka-Maldives revive NSA level dialogue six years since last meetMaj Gen (Retd). Kamal Gunaratne is hosting National Security Adviser Ajit Doval in Colombo for the 4th NSA Level Meeting on Trilateral Mari...
No intention of deploying Army abroad to fight Covid-19: India"We have seen some media reports regarding the deployment of Indian Army to countries to deal with the Covid 19 pandemic. These are factual...
No need for foreign troops assistance to handle COVID-19 situation in Sri Lanka: Defence SecretaryThe Defence Secretary was referring to a recent news report which claimed that the Indian Army would be deployed in Sri Lanka to support th...