Sri Lankan armed forces choose Indian military establishments for defence training

Indian military establishments have been a most well-liked alternative for the Sri Lankan military in producing leaders of the island nation’s Armed forces, the Indian High Commission right here mentioned on Friday. “Annually, 1,500-1,700 slots are allocated to Sri Lankan trainees which amount to around INR 500-550 million (more than USD 6 million). Similarly, officers of the Indian armed forces are also hosted by the friendly armed forces of Sri Lanka, including for specialised (operations),” the Indian mission mentioned in assertion.

The bilateral engagement in defence is multi-dimensional in nature, it mentioned, including that high-level exchanges continued each methods regardless of the challenges posed by COVID-19.

The SLINEX (Naval train) and MITRA SHAKTI (Army train) are held yearly alternatively in India and Sri Lanka, the assertion mentioned.

Both armed forces collaborate carefully in coping with frequent safety challenges resembling drug and human trafficking.

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon is presently on a go to to India to attend premier biennial world defence exhibition DefExpo2022. Tennakoon hailed the partnership between India and Sri Lanka within the defence sphere.

Experience sharing and capability constructing have been a key pillar of India-Sri Lanka defence cooperation, the assertion added.