DefenseNews: Australia To Provide Usd 50 Million Support To Sri Lanka
Colombo: Australia will provide USD 50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs, the Australian foreign ministry announced on Monday. Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne. Sri Lanka currently faces its worst economic crisis in seventy years, leading to shortages of food, medicine and fuel. The island nation's worst economic crisis in seven decades led to a shortage of foreign exchange that stalled imports of essential items such as fuel and medicine and fertiliser.
China denies reports by India to set up 18 naval bases in Indian Ocean
BEIJING : Defending its submarine's docking at Colombo port as common practice, Chinese military today termed "utterly groundless" reports that it is setting up 18 naval bases in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Myanmar and several other places in the western and southern Indian Ocean. "The report is not accurate", Geng Yansheng told a media briefing here replying to a question about a report published in a Namibian newspaper on November 11 quoting a Chinese media report stating that China plans to set up 18 naval in …
Indian Defence Team Meets Sri Lanka Army Chief
A 20-member military delegation of the Army War College of India is currently visiting Sri Lanka on a familiarization tour, the Sri Lankan Army said. Led by Brigadier J.S Sandhu, a Directing Staff at Higher Command Wing, Army War College of India, the delegation includes four senior officers. They called on Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, at the Army Headquarters on Monday, reports the Colombo Page. Lieutenant General Ratnayake expressed Sri Lanka Army's gratitude for the training opportunit…
Sri Lanka, India joint military exercise commences
Special OPerations personnel of the Sri Lankan and Indian armies will be engaged in a joint military exercise from Monday A contingent of Indian Army Special Force troops together with a corresponding Sri Lankan contingent of Special Forces and Commandos, along with Navy and Air Force personnel will launch the training Exercise - Mithra Shakthi' at Uva-Kudaoya Commando Regiment Training School (CRTS) Monday, reports the Colombo Page web site. A contingent of 168 officers and other ranks from Sri Lanka Army Special Forces and Comman…
Sri Lanka snubs India, opens port to Chinese submarine again
NEW DELHI: Despite India's strong reservations about a Chinese nuclear submarine at the Colombo port in September, the government has learned that Sri Lanka has permitted another Chinese attack submarine to dock at a Lankan port. According to the information received, the second docking is likely to take place very soon. The presence of Chinese submarines across Palk Straits has deeply disturbed the government which is making another call to Lankan authorities, this time to convey strong displeasure. The news of a second Chinese s…
Eye on China, India boosts ties with Sri Lanka
New Delhi: India is strengthening its defence ties with its southern maritime neighbour Sri Lanka, ignoring opposition from several political parties in Tamil Nadu. In the latest high-level visit, Sri Lankan naval chief Vice-Admiral Jayantha Perera will arrive in New Delhi on an official visit starting Monday. India is eyeing to build its defence ties with Sri Lanka to counter China’s inroads in the Indian Ocean. According to sources, the Sri Lankan Navy is likely to purchase two naval offshore patrol vessels and other mil…
Navy likely to set up base in Vizhinjam ICTT
Once the ambitious Vizhinjam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) is commissioned, the Indian Navy is likely to have fast-attack craft and interceptor vessels stationed here to enable quick reaction to emergencies in the Indian Ocean Region. Once the ambitious Vizhinjam International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) is commissioned, the Indian Navy is likely to have fast-attack craft and interceptor vessels stationed here to enable quick reaction to emergencies in the Indian Ocean Region. Navy officials gave s…
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