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Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi connected Tuesday (September 23, 2025) called connected Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya. Their treatment focused connected advancing bilateral defence cooperation, peculiarly maritime security, and continued engagement successful Indian-hosted initiatives, including the Admiral’s Cup, planetary fleet reviews, and the biennial MILAN naval interaction.
Admiral Tripathi connected Monday (September 22, 2025) began a four-day authoritative sojourn to Sri Lanka to further deepen bilateral naval ties, and research opportunities for practice successful the Indian Ocean Region.
During the visit, the Naval main besides interacted with respective elder Sri Lankan dignitaries, including the Deputy Defence Minister, Air Vice Marshal, Defence Secretary, and respective others. The engagements underscored a shared resoluteness to heighten interoperability, fortify naval collaboration, and research avenues for associated grooming and operational synergy.
On Monday (September 22, 2025), Admiral Tripathi laid a wreath astatine the Indian Peace Keeping Force memorial successful Colombo, honouring the valour of Indian soldiers, and reaffirming the historical bonds of shared sacrifice betwixt the 2 nations.
Admiral Tripathi besides addressed participants astatine the National Defence College successful Colombo, highlighting the historical, cultural, and strategical linkages successful the Indian Ocean Region. Credible capability, and deeper cooperation, and technological translation successful the look of evolving maritime challenges, were imperative, helium said. Admiral Tripathi portion citing Indo-Sri Lankan occurrence successful anti-piracy and narcotics interdiction missions arsenic models of synergy.
A platform reception, hosted connected September 22 onboard INS Satpura successful Colombo, attended by Sri Lankan dignitaries, including Harshana Nanayakkara, Minister of Justice and National Integration, and the Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha, celebrated shared values of friendship, trust, and cooperation.
The sojourn reaffirmed India’s steadfast committedness to gathering capacity, fostering military-to-military ties, and promoting determination peace, stability, and prosperity successful the Indian Ocean Region.
