Sri Lanka to cancel naval training program with Pakistan..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
Sri Lanka to cancel naval training program with Pakistan..!?

India's displeasure causes sri lanka to cancel the naval training program with Pakistan. Following India's strong displeasure, sri lanka has canceled the naval exercise that was to be held with Pakistan. A joint naval exercise between sri lanka and pakistan was planned in the Trincomalee waters. india had expressed its security concerns and dissatisfaction in this regard. Following this, the exercise to be conducted by Sri Lankan and Pak forces has been canceled, PTI reported. However, no official information has been released from sri lanka and Pakistan. Trincomalee, a part of Sri Lanka's northeastern coast, is considered a key hub for India's maritime security interests.
A planned joint naval exercise between pakistan and sri lanka in the strategically significant waters off Trincomalee was quietly shelved a few weeks ago after india raised objections with Colombo, multiple sources have told PTI. The proposed drills, which were part of the routine military engagements between the two countries, were called off following New Delhi's intervention, the sources said. It is noteworthy that during prime minister Modi's recent visit to sri lanka, india, sri lanka, and the United Arab Emirates signed an agreement to develop Trincomalee as an energy hub.
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