India’s National Security Adviser Ajit K. Doval arrived in Colombo Thursday.He will follow-up on the ongoing Colombo Security Conclave initiative. He is also scheduled to meet with political leaders in Colombo.
There is no official statement so far on Mr. Doval’s visit, taking place about three weeks before Sri Lanka’s Presidential elections scheduled on September 21. Colombo-based political sources, from different political parties, confirmed they were invited for meetings with the top Indian official. The Hindu reported.
During his visit, Mr. Doval is scheduled to review deliberations of the Colombo Security Conclave, a regional initiative that began as a trilateral effort among India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives. It has since expanded to include Mauritius and Bangladesh as members, and the Seychelles as an observer.
