Overview
- INS Nireekshak, a diving support and submarine rescue vessel, is in Colombo for a week-long bilateral diving exercise with the Sri Lanka Navy.
- Diving teams from both navies are conducting specialized underwater operations and training to improve how they work together.
- India will present two BHISM medical cubes under its Aarogya Maitri initiative, which are portable units stocked to handle up to 200 emergency cases.
- The Indian Navy will also hand over 50,000 rounds of 9 mm ammunition to the Sri Lanka Navy during the visit.
- Officials frame the engagement as routine naval diplomacy that supports Indian Ocean stability under India’s MAHASAGAR vision.