Despite strains, India, Sri Lanka deepen naval ties
December 03, 2013 12:57
India and Sri Lanka have agreed to a slew of naval cooperation measures to target pirates and terrorist groups operating in the Indian ocean, highly-placed government sources have told The Hindu.
The measures were discussed at an unpublicised meeting between Sri Lanka's permanent Defence Secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Thursday. Read Praveen Swami's column on the Hindu
The measures were discussed at an unpublicised meeting between Sri Lanka's permanent Defence Secretary, Lieutenant-Colonel Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and India's National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon on Thursday. Read Praveen Swami's column on the Hindu