Nonetheless, the Yala’s swishing and gnashing of imported scythes & sickles and the humming & revving of imported harvesters, and who makes them, are not much heard from the Colombo media. The only ...

An excerpt from ‘The Turning Point: The Naval Role in Sri Lanka’s War on LTTE Terrorism’, by Wasantha Karannagoda.

Colombo/ New Delhi: A planned joint naval exercise between Pakistan and Sri Lanka near the strategically vital Trincomalee harbour was quietly called off weeks ago after India raised objections ...

The proposed drills, which were part of the routine military engagements between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, were called off following New Delhi's intervention, sources said.

Trincomalee is situated on Sri Lanka's northeastern coast and is considered a significant hub in the Indian Ocean region, especially for India's maritime security interests.

Following India's objections to the Sri Lanka-Pakistan navy drills in the strategic waters of Trincomalee, Colombo has decided to cancel plans to hold the naval exercise with Islamabad. Notably ...

Pakistan’s naval drill with Sri Lanka near Trincomalee was scrapped after India raised concerns, amid a fresh India-Sri Lanka defense pact.

In the last few years, India has been focusing on extending assistance to Sri Lanka in developing Trincomalee’s energy infrastructure. India is especially looking at revitalising the oil tank farms in ...

New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) A plan to hold a military exercise between the navies of Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the strategic waters of Trincomalee was shelved a few weeks back, after New Delhi conveyed ...

India's concerns over a planned naval exercise between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the strategically important waters of Trincomalee led to the shelving of the drills weeks ago.

A plan to hold a military exercise between the navies of Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the strategic waters of Trincomalee was shelved weeks back after New Delhi conveyed its concerns to Colombo over the ...