Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) met with the Defence Advisor of the Indian High Commission, Captain Anand Mukundan, and Assistant Defence Advisor Lieutenant Colonel Mandeep Singh Negi yesterday at the Deputy Minister’s office in Colombo.
Captain Mukundan extended an official invitation for the Deputy Minister to attend India’s 76th Republic Day celebrations on January 26. The meeting also addressed opportunities to enhance bilateral defence cooperation, focusing on shared priorities such as military collaboration and anti-narcotic operations.
Major General Jayasekara commended India’s support in anti-narcotics initiatives and emphasized the importance of strong people-to-people ties between the two nations. Discussions reaffirmed the long-standing defence partnership and mutual commitment to addressing regional security challenges.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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