India-Sri Lanka to hold SLINEX military exercise

On October 19, 2020, India and Sri Lanka are to begin a three-day military exercise “SLINEX”. The eighth edition of the exercise is to be held off coast of Trincomalee. It is to be conducted in non-contact at-sea only format. This strategy has been adopted due to COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights The drill will include series ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs

Topics: China-Sri Lanka • Hambantota • India-Sri Lanka • India's Neighbourhood • neighbourhood first policy • SLINEX • Trincomalee

Sri Lanka withdraws from UNHRC Resolution

On February 26, 2020, the Sri Lankan Government formally notified the United Nations that it will withdraw from the UNHRC (United Nations Human Rights Council) resolution. Highlights The UNHRC resolution 40/1 was co-sponsored by Sri Lanka and 11 other countries. The main aim of the resolution is investigation of war time violence against Tamil Tiger ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: China • Hambantota • Indian ocean region • UNHRC • United Nations • US-China

India and France to begin patrolling mission in Indian Ocean Region

India and France are to launch joint naval patrolling mission after the Varuna Naval Exercise that was held in May, 2019. The joint mission is to be executed in the Indian Ocean Region to protect the strategic interests of the countries and to check large scale illegal fishing. Highlights The Joint Patrol mission is to ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: China • Djibouti • Hambantota • Horn of Africa • India-France • Reunion Island • Strait of Hormuz • Varuna Naval Exercise

China hosts 2nd Belt and Road Forum

Second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was held in Beijing, China. It will serve as stocktaking exercise for China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It saw participation of 126 countries and 29 international organisations, increase from 60 countries and international organisations seen in in first edition of BRF 2017. India did not participate in ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019

Topics: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road • Belt and Road Forum • Belt and Road Initiative • BRI • debt-trap diplomacy • Hambantota • India • South China Sea

A new railway line opened in Sri Lanka : Built by Chinese

The Chinese has been assisting many Asian, African and Latin American countries with their investments in infrastructure. Sri Lanka recently opened the Chinese assisted railway line connecting the coastal city of Matara in Hambantota and Beliatta. The aim of the line is to boost passenger traffic into deep south. Countries including India, US, Japan have ..

Topics: Beliatta • China?Sri Lanka relations • Coastal line • Commonwealth of Nations • Countries • Geography of Asia • Hambantota • Magampura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port • Matara • Sri lanka