India seeks to deepen maritime, defence ties during Minister Rajnath Singh’s Sri Lanka visit: HC

Elaborating on Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Sri Lanka, Indian High Commissioner in Colombo Santosh Jha stated that bilateral engagement between India and Sri Lanka has gained remarkable momentum over recent years, underpinned by a regular exchange of high-level visits. Speaking to ANI in Colombo, High Commissioner Jha stated, “If you look at the last 2-3 years, the engagement between India and Sri Lanka has acquired a new intensity. There is a regular exchange of ministerial-level visits from India to Sri Lanka and from Sri Lanka to India. We need to see this as part of that. As you know, we have several different aspects of our partnership. Security and defense are very significant aspects of that. The visit of the Defence Minister is in the context that we will be taking forward some of the ongoing initiatives. We'll exchange notes on how far we have come so far on various defense cooperation issues. I must also request that people see it in the larger context. He's a very senior leader from India, a person who has been at the helm for many years, and so we are looking at this as part of the larger political-level exchanges between India and Sri Lanka...” Building upon this strategic framework, the Indian High Commissioner highlighted the sweeping, multi-sectoral scale of bilateral cooperation extending far beyond security ties.

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08 Sep 2026

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