10th edition of India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-23

10th edition of India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-23

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10th edition of India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-23

India - Sri Lanka Bilateral Maritime Exercise SLINEX-2023: The 10th edition of India - Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-23 will be held in Colombo from 03 - 08 April 2023.

The Indo - Sri Lankan exercise SLINEX 2023 is being conducted in two phases: the Harbour Phase from 03 to 05 April 2023, followed by a Sea Phase from 06 to 08 April 2023.

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India - Sri Lanka Maritime Exercise SLINEX 2023: Participate by

The Indian Navy is being represented by INS Kiltan, an indigenous Kamorta class ASW corvette and INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel.

The Sri Lanka Navy is being represented by SLNS Gajabahu and SLNS Sagara. Maritime Patrol Aircraft, helicopters and Special Forces from both sides would also participate in the India - Sri Lanka Maritime Exercise SLINEX 2023.

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India, Sri Lanka Exercise SLINEX: Aims

The India, Sri Lanka Exercise SLINEX aims at enhancing interoperability, improving mutual understanding and exchanging best practices while jointly undertaking multi-faceted maritime operations. Professional, cultural and sporting events, as also social exchanges are planned during the harbour phase to further bolster the bonds of friendship and camaraderie between both the navies.

9th edition of Exercise SLINEX 2022

The previous (9th) edition of  Indian Navy and Sri Lankan Navy Exercise SLINEX was conducted off Visakhapatnam from 07 to 12 March 2022.

Static Current Affairs related to Sri Lanka for upcoming exams

• Capital of Sri Lanka: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (Legislative) and Colombo (Executive and Judicial)
• Largest city of Sri Lanka: Colombo
• Official languages of Sri Lanka: Sinhala, Tamil
• President of Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe
• Prime Minister of Sri Lanka: Dinesh Gunawardena
• Chief Justice of Sri Lanka: Jayantha Jayasuriya
• Total Population of Sri Lanka 2020 estimate: Neutral increase 22,156,000 (57th)
• Currency of Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan rupee (Rs) (LKR)

Static Current Affairs related to India for upcoming exams

• President of India: Droupadi Murmu 
• Vice President of India: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Prime Minister of India: Narendra Modi 
• Chief Justice of India: Justice DY Chandrachud
• Lok Sabha Speaker of India: Om Birla 
• Capital of India: New Delhi 
• Largest city of India: Mumbai 
• Official languages of India: Hindi / English 
• Currency of India: Indian rupee (₹) (INR) 
• Total Population of India 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 1,352,642,280