Lanka offers India ‘LTTE expertise’ against Naxals
May 19, 2010 09:39 pm
The offer was recently conveyed by Lankan High Commissioner
Prasad Kariyavasam to National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon.
Sources told Headlines Today that the assistance was offered only for the areas
where Naxals have made their presence felt and covered all aspects of training.
It is not clear how the Indian government responded to the offer.
The Lankan army’s expertise in small-team operations paid off during its war
against the LTTE. The use of UAV imagery by the air force also helped.
After their victory against the LTTE last year, the Lankan forces are probably
the most combat hardened in the world in fighting large-sized guerilla outfits
like the Naxalites.
Headlines Today Bureau