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India Hands Over Training Aids To Lankan Navy, Calls It Essential For Bilateral Engagement
In Dec 2019, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh had committed to provide a number of training items to the Sri Lankan Navy for capacity building
In an effort to boost the overall bilateral engagement, India s envoy in Sri Lanka handed over training aids worth 22 million LKR (about ₹81,00,000) to the Lankan Navy for capacity building. During his visit to the Northern and Eastern Provinces of Sri Lanka, High Commissioner Gopal Baglay formally handed over the training aids to the Commander Eastern Naval Area of the Sri Lanka Navy at a ceremony held on March 14, 2021. The aid was handed over to the Lankan Navy at the prestigious Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) Trincomalee.