Overview
- General Upendra Dwivedi laid a wreath at Sri Lanka’s IPKF Memorial on January 7, honouring Indian soldiers who died during Operation Pawan.
- He is scheduled in Sri Lanka on January 7–8 for a Guard of Honour and meetings with the Army commander, the deputy defence minister and the defence secretary.
- The programme includes an address at the Defence Services Command and Staff College and interactions at the Army War College in Buttala to advance defence education and capacity building.
- The Sri Lanka leg is linked to Operation Sagar Bandhu, India’s recent humanitarian assistance after Cyclone Ditwah that included Indian Army engineers launching a 100‑ft Bailey bridge in Kandy.
- The visit follows a January 5–6 stop in the UAE where he addressed the National Defence College on technology’s role in modern warfare, met the UAE Land Forces commander on training convergence, and visited the Land Forces Museum.