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Indian Army Chief to Visit Sri Lanka on Dec. 1–2 for High-Level Defence Talks

The trip underscores India's Neighbourhood First outreach to bolster Sri Lanka's defence capacity.

Overview

  • General Upendra Dwivedi will meet Sri Lankan political and military leaders to review regional and global security dynamics.
  • Talks will share assessments of emerging challenges in the Indo-Pacific and the Indian Ocean Region.
  • The visit is structured to expand training, professional exchanges, joint exercises and dialogue on operational best practices.
  • Indian officials frame the engagement as reaffirming India’s role as a reliable security partner focused on capability and capacity building.
  • The trip continues a steady cadence of reciprocal senior military visits, following recent engagements by Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and Sri Lanka Army chief BKGM Lasantha Rodrigo.