A 14-day joint training exercise 'Mitra Shakti 2015', involving military contingents from India and Sri Lanka, will begin at the Aundh military camp today, the Times Of India reported. The exercise aims at building military-to-military cooperation and interoperability between the two countries and secure a better understanding of the modern day warfare requirements. This is the third joint training exercise between the two armies, an official release issued by the defence public relations officer stated. The Sri Lankan military contingent is scheduled to arrive in the city today and will resume its activities the same day. The training will focus on sharing the best military practices and promoting healthy military to military relations between the two armies and developing joint strategies by sharing expertise of conducting operations. The exercise is planned for a duration of 14 days with the basic objective of enhancing confidence and trust between the two militaries, which are often called upon to tackle anti-terrorism operations, including under the United Nations mandate.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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