Under the code name 'SLINEX', the Indian and Sri Lankan Navy will continue to hold joint exercises, but do so away from India's four southern states, reports the Press Trust of India.
Speaking to PTI, an Indian Navy official reportedly said: "The Defence Ministry has advised us to hold the SLINEX-series exercises with our Sri Lankan counterparts away from the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka."
The official went on to explain that the Indian Defence Ministry had most probably arrived at this following the recent outcry against the training of Sri Lankan military personnel in Tamil Nadu.
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