Sri Lanka and India commenced joint military operations on Monday, following the 'Annual Defence Dialogue' talks held last month between the two countries and co-chaired by Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his Indian counterpart, R. K. Mathu.
The three-day exercises, called 'Exercise - Mithra Shakthi - involve the Special Forces and Commandoes, as well as officers from the navy and air force, reported the Business Standard.
"The Exercise, meant purely to share knowledge and experience between Special Operation Forces of both Sri Lanka and Indian Armies through enhancement of interoperability, joint efforts and mutual exchange of Special Operation tactics, saw its implementation on the directions of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake," the Sri Lankan government's official news portal, News.lk, said on Monday.
The three-day exercises, called 'Exercise - Mithra Shakthi - involve the Special Forces and Commandoes, as well as officers from the navy and air force, reported the Business Standard.
"The Exercise, meant purely to share knowledge and experience between Special Operation Forces of both Sri Lanka and Indian Armies through enhancement of interoperability, joint efforts and mutual exchange of Special Operation tactics, saw its implementation on the directions of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake," the Sri Lankan government's official news portal, News.lk, said on Monday.