The second Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) between the Defence Secretaries of India and Sri Lanka was held in Colombo on 09 October 2014.  Defence Secretary, Shri R.K. Mathur and the Sri Lankan Defence Secretary, Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa co-chaired the meeting along with their delegations, comprising officers from the Defence Ministries, External Affairs Ministries and the Armed Forces of both the countries.  During the second Annual Defence Dialogue, various ongoing defence cooperation initiatives were jointly reviewed and new avenues for cooperation identified.  The regional security situation and issues of maritime security were also discussed at the meeting.  The inaugural Annual Defence Dialogue was held at New Delhi on 31 January 2012.

Defence Secretary, Shri R.K. Mathur and his delegation also called on H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa, President of Sri Lanka, on 10 October 2014.