Sri Lanka’s Maritime Cooperation for regional growth and prosperity
Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne
Former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces
India and Sri Lanka are very closely located countries, divided by 24 nautical miles Palk Strait. The Adams’s Bridge between Danuskodi in India and Talimannar in Sri Lanka has islets and sand dunes which are changing with current flow. This area is shallow and there are no ships, other than small fishing boats that can cross. Therefore, any ship moving from East to West or West to East of India has to go around Sri Lanka.
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Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne
Former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces
He is the former Chief of Defence Staff of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. He has also served as the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lankan Navy and as the Director General of the Sri Lanka Coast Guard.