Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh, will embark on a four-day goodwill visit to Sri Lanka from November 30 to December 3.
The visit assumes special significance in light of increasing defence cooperation between the two countries.
In recent years, the Indo- Sri Lanka relationship has been marked by high-level bilateral exchanges in various fields.
The relationship between India and Sri Lanka is more than 2,500 years old. Both countries have a legacy of intellectual, cultural, religious and linguistic interaction.
In recent years, the relationship has been marked by close contacts at all levels. Trade and investment have grown and there is cooperation in the field of development, education, culture and defence.
The Sri Lankan Defence Secretary travelled to India in October 2014 and also visited India earlier in March 2014 to attend the NSA-level trilateral meeting on maritime security cooperation.
