India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik ( Photos)

( January 17, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)

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India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik walks past a guard of honor as he arrives at the Sri Lankan Air Force headquarters in the capital of Colombo, on January 17, 2011. The Indian Airforce Chief is in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit for talks with top Sri Lankan leaders and military top brass.

India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik (L) and Sri Lanka's Airforce Chief Roshan Goonetileke (R) discuss at the Sri Lankan Air Force headquarters in Colombo, on January 17, 2011. The Indian airforce chief is in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit for talks with top Sri Lankan leaders and military officials.

India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik (R) walks past a guard of honor as he arrives at the Sri Lankan Air Force headquarters in the capital of Colombo, on January 17, 2011. The Indian Airforce Chief is in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit for talks with top Sri Lankan leaders and military top brass.

India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik (L) shakes hands with Sri Lanka's Airforce Chief Roshan Goonetileke (R) at the Sri Lankan Air Force headquarters in the capital of Colombo, on January 17, 2011. The Indian airforce chief is in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit for talks with Sri Lankan leaders and military officials.

India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik (L) walks past a guard of honor as he arrives at the Sri Lankan Air Force headquarters in the capital of Colombo, on January 17, 2011. The Indian airforce chief is in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit for talks with top Sri Lankan leaders and military top brass.

A member of the Sri Lankan Air Force Police holds a bouquet during a ceremony for visiting Indian Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik at the soldiers memorial in the capital Colombo on January 17, 2011. Some 1,200 Indian soldiers were killed during a peace keeping mission on the island between July 1987 and March 1990. The Indian Airforce chief visits Sri Lanka during four days for talks with Sri Lankan leaders and military officials.

India's Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, salutes during a parade by the Sri Lankan Air Force at the Air Force Headquarters in Colombo January 17, 2011. Naik is on a visit to meet Sri Lanka's Air Force Commander and Chief of Defense Staff Air Marshal Roshan Gunathilake.

Sri Lankan Air Force soldiers patrol as India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik visits the soldiers memorial in the capital Colombo on January 17, 2011. Some 1,200 Indian soldiers were killed during a peace keeping mission on the island between July 1987 and March 1990. The Indian Airforce chief arrived in Sri Lanka for a four-day visit for talks with Sri Lankan leaders and military officials.

India's Commander of the Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik (R), is welcomed by Sri Lanka's Air Force Commander and Chief of Defense Staff Air Marshal Roshan Gunathilake (L) as he arrives for a meeting at the Air Force Headquarters in Colombo January 17, 2011.

India's Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik (L) shakes hands with Sri Lanka's Airforce Chief Roshan Goonetileke (R) at the Sri Lankan Air Force headquarters in Colombo, on January 17, 2011. The Indian airforce chief is in Sri Lanka on a four-day visit for talks with Sri Lankan leaders and military officials.