Category: Sri Lanka

Indian Ocean Region · International Relations · Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Strategic Relevance in the South Asian Region: An Analysis of India’s Indian Ocean Strategy and China’s Maritime Silk Route Initiative

Bhagya Senaratne, Ph.D.Leave a comment

Both China and India have shown an increasing interest towards the Indian Ocean and have engineered several key strategies and initiatives, i.e. the Maritime Silk Route initiative by the former and the Indian Ocean Strategy by the latter. Both these two nations have also identified Sri Lanka, with its strategic location in the Indian Ocean…… Continue reading Sri Lanka’s Strategic Relevance in the South Asian Region: An Analysis of India’s Indian Ocean Strategy and China’s Maritime Silk Route Initiative

Diplomacy · Sri Lanka

The Origin of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Service

Bhagya Senaratne, Ph.D.Leave a comment

  Today there is much talk of gentlemen like Jayantha Dhanapala and H. M. G. S. Palihakkara, both former career diplomats of Sri Lanka. Both these two esteemed personnel are stalwarts in the diplomatic service and are regarded both locally and internationally. Dhanapala who was Sri Lanka’s official candidate for the post of Secretary-General of…… Continue reading The Origin of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Service

Sri Lanka · US Foreign Policy

Importance of Biswal’s visit to Sri Lanka

Bhagya Senaratne, Ph.D.Leave a comment

Earlier this week Sri Lanka witnessed the visits of many foreign officials to the country. Prominently featured among them are the visits of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister of State, Hugo Swire, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Biswal and the Secretary General of the Commonwealth…… Continue reading Importance of Biswal’s visit to Sri Lanka