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Admiral Tripathi is scheduled to interact with senior government and defence officials of Sri Lanka.
“It's a whole system that enables this to happen by trivialising and saying 'That's how it is'.”
Looking to recruit GCE O/L qualified sub-inspectors for 91,630 rupee salary
RCSS has drawn attention to the widening capability-action gap confronting Sri Lanka.
Indian naval ship (INS) Airavat, and Pakistan navy ships PNS Taimur and PNS Aslat, alongside the submarine PNS/M Hangor
The MRCC was constructed with a 6 million dollar grant from India.
The commission consists of 7 members of which two members are yet to be appointed,
Whether adequate actions were taken by State Intelligence Service, Chief of National Intelligence
Addressed issues concerning ex-Sri Lankan servicemen in the Russian military
India seen pushing its policies, deals towards Sri Lanka without any significant change
A series of tweets with popular culture references
Sri Lanka has been trying to bring back retired military personnel who have joined Russian-Ukraine war for money
Returnees have said about 600 to 800 Sri Lankans may be at the warfront working for Russian private military companies. ...
Sri Lankans being deployed in the Russia-Ukraine conflict
Sri Lanka has officially said at least 16 local combatants have already died
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"By 2030, we must be prepared to address emerging national security challenges."
Sri Lanka has planned to reduce army cadres by more than 50% in six years through 2030
Around 26,000 military personnel have been absent from the services: Minister
Collaboration on initiatives to enhance maritime domain awareness, bolstering anti-drug trafficking measures
Political leaders have been reluctant to slash the size of military fearing repercussions in elections
We have already spoken to the Russian Ambassador regarding this
Sri Lankan military is highly regarded by majority for its role in winning a 26-year war against LTTE
President Wickremesinghe, also the defence minister, is expected to contest in the presidency later 2024
"We asked if they can repatriate the remains of the dead Sri Lankan war heroes at least"
So far 16 persons have been confirmed dead
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