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exercises are organized in the maritime domain and opportunities has given like-minded countries
to collaborate. The current maritime calendar of SLN is as follows;

● Bilateral
LION STAR – Sri Lanka and Pakistan
SLINEX – Sri Lanka and India

● Tri-Lateral
CARAT – US, JMSDF and Sri Lanka
DOSTI – Sri Lanka, India and Maldives

● Multilateral
AMAN – Pakistan
BARRACUDA- Pakistan
COMODO – Indonesia
IDEX – UAE
IFR – Japan, Bangladesh
IMDX – Singapore
KAKADU – Australia
LIMA – Malaysia
MILAN – India
NATPOLREX- India
SEACAT – Singapore

Great care is to be taken to maintain the same mix and balance in the future maritime calendar
creating more opportunities for enhanced collaboration. The vertical and horizontal expansion of
the magnitude of the maritime calendar is to be anticipated and correct predictions on force
structure and budgetary allocations are imperative.

Participate in International Forums Addressing Maritime Security
The SLN participation in international forums is progressing steadily and making noteworthy
progress. The initiatives have already been taken to establish a Sri Lankan footprint in the
international arena. SLN represents underneath events;
● Inter-Governmental Organization/ Maritime Dialogues
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
(BIMSTEC)
Critical Maritime Routes Indo-Pacific (CRIMARIO)
Coast Guard Global Summit (CGGS)
Colombo Security Conclave
Galle Dialogue
Goa Maritime Conclave
Head of Asian Coast Guard Agencies High Level Meeting (HACGAM)
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)
Indian Ocean Regional Information Sharing (IORIS)
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA)
International Sea Power Symposium
Rim of Pacific (RIMPAC)
Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS)

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