National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, who will be in Sri    Lanka on Monday, will meet top leaders of the newly-formed    common Opposition platform, in addition to meeting President    Mahinda Rajpaksa, The Hindu learns from political    sources in Colombo.  
    Mr. Doval is on Monday scheduled to deliver the keynote address    at Galle Dialogue 2014, an international conference on    maritime security and cooperation in the coastal town of Galle    in southern Sri Lanka.  
    The Presidents office confirmed that the NSA was scheduled to    meet Mr. Rajapaksa. In his meeting with the President and Sri    Lanka's Defence Secretary Mr. Doval is expected to discuss    maritime security in Sri Lanka and Maldives. China's increasing    role in the island may also be raised. Just over a month ago,    the NSA met Presidents brother and Defence Secretary Gotabaya    Rajapaksa in New Delhi, to convey Indias serious concerns over    Chinas growing military presence in the island. According to    political sources Mr. Doval, during his visit, is expected to    meet Maithripala Sirisena, who recently defected from Mr.    Rajapaksas ruling party to be named common Opposition    candidate in the upcoming presidential elections, and former    President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, who is backing    him. He will also meet leaders of the United National Party     the main Opposition party that has joined the common platform     the Tamil National Alliance and the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress.  
    The NSAs visit, apparently packed with political meetings with    the government and the opposition, comes days after Prime    Minister Narendra Modi wished Mr. Rajapaksa good luck in the    upcoming political elections when the two leaders met at the    recently-held SAARC summit in Nepal.  
    The Sri Lankan President, who in 2010 rewrote the Constitution    to remove the two-term limit on the presidency, will target an    unprecedented third term in office in the coming elections.    Perceived as an "invincible and charismatic" leader among    certain sections, Mr. Rajapaksa called for snap polls -- two    years ahead of schedule -- reportedly due to the waning    popularity of his government that some sections term corrupt    and authoritarian.  
    Mr. Dovals visit on December 1 and 2 is his first after    assuming charge as Indias NSA. His predecessor Shivshankar    Menon was in Sri Lanka in July 2013, and delivered a clear    message on the need for Sri Lanka to deliver on its promises    to devolve power to its provinces.  
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NSA to meet President, common Opposition leaders in Sri Lanka