<p>India provides short-term and long-term training programmes to military personnel from Sri Lanka and other neighbouring countries, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The training covers both technical and non-technical streams, the minister said in a written statement in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />Members P. Lingam and Prabodh Panda wanted to know if Sri Lankan army personnel were still being trained by the Indian Army.<br /><br />Antony said training exchanges were conducted between military personnel of India and "various neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka".<br /><br />He said the training took place in different states "where defence educational and training establishments are located, depending on the training requirements".<br /><br />Asked if the training of Sri Lankan military personnel had generated protests in India, the minister said: "(The) government is pursuing an approach keeping in view all aspects of national interest."<br /><br />Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has protested against military training given to the Sri Lankan armed forces which, she says, killed innocent Tamils while crushing the Tamil Tigers.<br /></p>
<p>India provides short-term and long-term training programmes to military personnel from Sri Lanka and other neighbouring countries, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The training covers both technical and non-technical streams, the minister said in a written statement in the Lok Sabha.<br /><br />Members P. Lingam and Prabodh Panda wanted to know if Sri Lankan army personnel were still being trained by the Indian Army.<br /><br />Antony said training exchanges were conducted between military personnel of India and "various neighbouring countries including Sri Lanka".<br /><br />He said the training took place in different states "where defence educational and training establishments are located, depending on the training requirements".<br /><br />Asked if the training of Sri Lankan military personnel had generated protests in India, the minister said: "(The) government is pursuing an approach keeping in view all aspects of national interest."<br /><br />Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has protested against military training given to the Sri Lankan armed forces which, she says, killed innocent Tamils while crushing the Tamil Tigers.<br /></p>