KOCHI: With the cyclone 'Roanu' wreaking havoc in Sri Lanka, India has deployed two warships - INS Sutlej and INS Sunayna - with relief materials, including inflatable rafts, potable water, medical supplies, clothing and other provisions necessary for disaster relief operations.
The ships sailed from Kochi with 30-40 tons of relief materials and are scheduled to reach Colombo harbour on Saturday morning, said a Defence Ministry release, adding that a Chetak helicopter has also been embarked for the deployment.
The decision to deploy the ships was taken by the government late on Thursday night in response to the request for assistance from the Sri Lankan government.
Both the ships of the Southern Naval Command were made ready within six hours after directives were received. The ships, in addition to providing the relief material, would also be participating in the rescue and relief efforts.
Two Dornier aircraft are also standby at Kochi for any emergent requirement.
Roanu, the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Bay of Bengal, has wreaked havoc across Sri Lanka, producing deadly flooding and mudslides.
Meanwhile, intense rainfall will continue in India, elevating the flood threat the next few days.
As per reports, as many as 58 people have been killed in Sri Lanka with hundreds still missing following a series of mudslides, while more than 130,000 families were displaced by the cyclone.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment that Ravana was the new form of terrorism has drawn fire from a Buddhist nationalist organisation in Sri Lanka.
In his Vijayadashmi address in Lucknow on October 11, Modi had linked Ravana with terrorism and said that “the first person to fight terror was neither a soldier nor a politician, but the mythological bird Jatayu who fought against Ravana to protect a helpless Sita, whom he was trying to kidnap”.
“We condemn the statement made by the Indian Prime Minister equalling King Ravana to a terrorist,” Ven. Ittapane Saddhatissa Thero, a Buddhist monk who leads the ‘Ravana Balaya’ group, said.
He said Ravana Balaya would soon hand over a petition to the Indian High Commission In Colombo, protesting against this remark.
Ven. Saddhatissa Thero said Modi’s comment hampers the ongoing reconciliation process in Sri Lanka.
Another organisation Ravana Shakthi said Ravana had not been dubbed a terrorist in even the Ramayanaya.
http://www.adaderana.lk/news/37398/modis-ravana-terrorism-comment-draws-ire-in-sri-lanka
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http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=153498Press Information Bureau
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Ministry of Home Affairs10-November-2016 20:17 ISTShri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir participated in the High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of the Indian Ocean Region to Counter Drug Trafficking in Colombo, Sri LankaIllicit funds generated from drug trafficking driving terrorist activities and illegal arms trade: Shri AhirThe Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir recently led the Indian delegation to the High Level Meeting of Interior Ministers of the Indian Ocean Region to counter Drug Trafficking, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In his address during the Meeting held on October 29, 2016, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said that the illicit funds being generated from the sale of drugs are being utilized for funding terrorist activities and illegal arms trade. The problem of Narco-terrorism is assuming gigantic proportions, he added.
Citing the recent attack on our security forces at Uri by terrorists having their safe havens in a neighbouring country, Shri Ahir said India reserves the right to protect its territorial integrity and sovereignty and has acted in self-defence in the past, whenever and wherever necessary. Underlining that India is committed to take on the demon of terrorism head on and take this fight to the finish, Shri Ahir said this would require concerted efforts by all the stakeholders as no country on its own efforts in isolation can meet the desired objectives.
Shri Ahir said that the increased presence of Naval Forces to counter the threat of terrorism in the Indian Ocean Region has resulted in significant seizures of Heroin consignments over the last two years. The efforts of the Indian Coast Guard, the Sri Lankan Navy and the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) have been especially noteworthy in this regard, he added. Stating that the Government of India has entered into Bilateral Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with more than 30 countries for checking drug trafficking and that India has also taken multilateral initiatives to tackle transnational organized crime, Shri Ahir said India feels proud to be a part of the newly formed Indian Ocean Forum on Maritime Crime (IOFMC).
The Colombo declaration adopted during the high-level meeting states that narcotic drug trafficking in the Indian Ocean poses a threat to peace and security in the region and its possible link to organized crime and funding of terrorism. It stresses upon the need for coastal states to cooperate more closely on enforcing maritime law, sharing information, and providing mutual legal assistance, including the expansion and development of communication through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC’s) Indian Ocean Prosecutors Network.
The declaration, which was issued a couple of days ago, called on the littoral states of the Indian Ocean to meet on an annual basis within the framework of the Southern Route Partnership (SRP) of IOFMC to assess and report on the drug trafficking threat in the Indian Ocean and develop a coordinated approach to counter such threats. The delegates also resolved to work towards making the Indian Ocean a “Drug Free Zone”.
The high-level meeting in Colombo was attended by 18 littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region which included seven Ministers and Deputy Ministers of Interior/Home Affairs. The meeting was also attended by seven international organizations/partner agencies and UN agencies engaged in counter-narcotics initiatives in the region.
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Indian intervention started in 1980's not in 70's due to the fact that Tamils were being oppressed and support to Pakis. Gandhi was under sever pressure from TN to support LTTE. It was in 70's that Tamil demand for a separate state started.It was completely India's fault that Sri Lanka git engulfed into a civil war. Sri Lanka allowed Pakistani ships and planes to use Sri Lankan ports and airports in 1971, because of this Indian Government under Congress supported Tamil rebels, later sent brokered a ceasefire and sent Peace Keeping Force with one hand tied in back. Sinahalese are proud and they have suffered religious persecution by Portuguese and national humiliation, they were not eager to see another foreign country to dominate the country. And Indo-Sri Lanka relation got bitter. Even after it, India did not send much military help to SL.
Instead of this mess India should have helped SL Government to put down Tamil rebels, it would ensure good Indo-Sl relation. Pakistanis and Chinese used the opposite and became favourable to SL.