Sri Lanka cancels plan to hold naval exercise off Trincomalee with Pakistan following India's concerns

After India shared its concerns with Sri Lanka, Colombo has cancelled the proposed military exercise with the Pakistan Navy in the strategic waters of Trincomalee, news agency PTI reports, quoting sources. According to the sources, the Sri Lanka and Pakistan navies planned to carry out the exercise off Trincomalee, which was in line with their regular engagements. The plan did not go through after India apprised its apprehensions over the exercise to the Sri Lankan side. 

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