Mitra Shakti 2019-Indo-Sri Lankan joint Military Exercise

The 7th edition of India-Sri Lanka joint training Exercise Mitra Shakti 2019 is scheduled to be conducted at the Foreign Training Node (FTN) in Pune from 1 to 14 December. The 6th edition of the exercise was held in Sri Lanka.
The objective of the exercise is to build and promote positive relations between armies of India and Sri Lanka through focus on sub unit level training on counter insurgency and counter terrorism operations in urban and rural environment under United Nations mandate.
The joint exercise is designed for incorporating the current dynamics of United Nations peace keeping operations through practical and comprehensive discussions and tactical exercises. The primary focus of the joint training exercise will remain on field craft, battle drills and procedures as also the ability to operate jointly with seamless interoperability.
Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik revealed that 72 joint exercises have been conducted by the Army, 39 by the Navy, and 21 by the Air Force in the last 3 years.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa is current President of Sri Lanka.