{"id":21018,"date":"2026-09-06T20:17:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21018"},"modified":"2026-09-06T20:17:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T20:17:43","slug":"rajnath-singh-to-undertake-3-day-visit-to-sri-lanka-from-tuesday-tour-to-strengthen-bilateral-defence-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21018","title":{"rendered":"Rajnath Singh to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday, tour to strengthen bilateral, defence ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"UgCrb clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"XYebw\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"IYpL4\">\n<section class=\"lIbak  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  mR3IZ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"lIbak\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"dV65i\">\n<div class=\"gF0tM\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133851003,imgsize-1182910,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Rajnath Singh to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday, tour to strengthen bilateral, defence ties\" title=\"Rajnath to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XsNYN img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rajnath to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday\">Rajnath to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday for three days. His visit to the island nation will strengthen the traditionally strong and friendly bilateral relations in mutually beneficial areas, including a strong maritime and defence partnership.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>This will be the first visit of an Indian defence minister to the island nation in 38 years for defence-level talks. The last time an Indian defence minister visited Sri Lanka for defence talks was K C Pant, who travelled to the island nation in 1988 while serving in Rajiv Gandhi&#8217;s Cabinet. Pranab Mukherjee did go to Sri Lanka as defence minister in Aug 2005 but he went only to attend the state funeral of Sri Lanka&#8217;s foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar, who was assassinated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>During his visit, Rajnath will hold consultations with the leadership of Sri Lanka on a range of issues and interact with the Indian diaspora in Colombo, a defence ministry\u2019s release said on Sunday. He will lead a high-level delegation comprising senior officials from the defence ministry and the ministry of external affairs.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>India and Sri Lanka share deep civilisational ties and a multifaceted partnership, anchored by regional security, defence, economic and trade cooperation and strong people-to-people ties.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The bilateral relationship received further impetus when India assisted Sri Lanka during the economic crisis and provided assistance, as one of the first responders, in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka in 2025. It underscored India\u2019s continued commitment and emphasis on \u2018Neighbourhood First\u2019 policy and PM Narendra Modi\u2019s vision of MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/news\/rajnath-singh-to-undertake-3-day-visit-to-sri-lanka-from-tuesday-tour-to-strengthen-bilateral-defence-ties\/articleshow\/133850918.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rajnath to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday for three days. His visit to the island nation will strengthen the traditionally strong and friendly bilateral relations in mutually beneficial areas, including a strong maritime and defence partnership.This [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/defence-minister-rajnath-singh-pti-file-photo.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Rajnath to undertake 3-day visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from Tuesday for three days. 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