COLOMBO – A four-member delegation from India are in Sri Lanka conducting a training capsule for officers of the Sri Lanka armed forces undergoing course at Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), Batalanda.
The delegation, comprising armed forces instructors from Defence Services Staff College, Wellington and Military Institute of Technology, Pune arrived in Sri Lanka on November 7. They are scheduled to depart on Saturday (12).
The training program centred on the latest military technology and its utility in present day and future warfare, covered the latest technological trends in modern day warfare that include Precision Munitions, Cyber Domain, Space, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, a statement from the Indian High Commission in Colombo said on Friday (11).
It said the delegation also made courtesy calls on Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Staff (SL Air Force), Deputy Chief of Staff (SL Army) and Commandant National Defence College.
The Indian Defence Forces’ training institutes offer approximately 1500 training vacancies (Army-900, Navy-350, and Airforce-250) annually to Sri Lanka.
The High Commission noted that experience sharing and training has been a key pillar of India-Sri Lanka defence cooperation, marked by great camaraderie and interoperability to enhance security preparedness and capacity building.
Engagement of this natured, the High Commission said, underscore India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and the importance of nurturing the existing cordial relations between Indian and Sri Lankan armed forces, thereby, enhancing regional peace, security and stability.
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