PM Heblikar

Shri PM Heblikar retired as Special Secretary, Government of India and he specializes in insurgency and counter-insurgency developments in India’s northeast region and in its neighborhood.

Contributions

Trust Over Transactions: India–Sri Lanka Ties in a New Security Era

May 26, 2025 PM Heblikar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka in April 2025 was much more than a ceremonial trip or a photo-op. It bore the unmistakable stamp of his strategic clarity, personal warmth, and a quiet but decisive recalibration of India–Sri Lank...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Commentary, India, Sri Lanka, Maritime, SAGAR, Non-Traditional Security, MAHASAGAR

Sri Lanka's Current Economic and Political Crisis

May 05, 2022 PM Heblikar

Sri Lanka in India's neighborhood is reeling under economic, political, and social crisis. To listen to the insightful views on the reasons and implications of current development, join us on the podcast by Shri PM. Heblikar and Cchavi Vasisht. ...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, China, Political Crisis, Podcast, Economic Crisis Srilanka

श्रीलंका: राजनीतिक और सुरक्षा संरचना की मरम्मत की जरूरत

July 02, 2019 PM Heblikar

कोलम्बो के ईस्टर संडे चर्च में (21 अप्रैल 2019) और श्रीलंका के अन्य हिस्सों में बम विस्फोटों की घटना�...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Hindi, Article, श्रीलंका में बम विस्फोट, श्रीलंका राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा प्रबंधन, श्रीलंका में सत्ताधारी तालमेल

Sri Lanka: Need to Repair Political and Security Architecture

May 03, 2019 PM Heblikar

The Easter Sunday Church Bombings (April 21, 2019) in Colombo and other parts of Sri Lanka has altered the internal security situation and the political arithmetic in that country. The Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) claimed ownership of the at...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Article, Sri Lanka terror attack, Easter Bombings, Counter-terror intelligence

Sri Lanka Crisis Resolved but Challenges Continue

December 31, 2018 PM Heblikar

The political crisis in Sri Lanka has receded following the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court (Dec 14, 2018) restoring the status of the Parliament as it existed on October 24, 2018 before the crisis erupted. The unanimous decision of the 7-memb...

Tags: Neighbourhood Studies, Sri Lanka, Article, Sri Lanka politics, Wickremesinghe’s restoration