Sri Lanka Current Affairs One-liners

Sat, 26 Sept 2026

• The second edition of the IAF's multilateral air exercise Tarang Shakti was inaugurated at Air Force Station Jodhpur on 26 September 2026 and runs until 12 October, with air forces of seven friendly foreign countries.

Tue, 22 Sept 2026

• On 22 September 2026, India's women's cricket team beat Sri Lanka by 147 runs in the Asian Games final at Aichi-Nagoya to retain the title and win India's first gold medal of the Games.

Mon, 21 Sept 2026

• On 21 September 2026, the 13th edition of the India–Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX-26 concluded at Visakhapatnam after running from 17 to 21 September.

Fri, 11 Sept 2026

• On 11 September 2026, a three-day Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) table-top exercise on a coordinated response to illicit maritime activities in the Indian Ocean Region concluded at Eastern Naval Command, Visakhapatnam.

Wed, 09 Sept 2026

• On 9 September 2026, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo, where the two sides exchanged defence MoUs and inaugurated three Indian-built Bailey bridges.