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The Pathfinder - VIF Webinar on Connectivity between India and Sri Lanka

On 07 April 2021, Pathfinder Foundation ([PF) and Vivekananda International Foundation organised a webinar on ‘Connectivity between India and Sri Lanka’. Dr Arvind Gupta, Director VIF, welcomed the participants and delivered the opening remarks. ....

April 09, 2021 Conference , Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka , Cross Border Trade , India-Srilanka relations , Colombo port , Fishing

The Uncertainties on Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm and India-Sri Lanka Cooperation

Gautam Sen Commentary

Conflicting reports have been emanating in the public domain on Sri Lanka disengaging India from the Trincomalee oil tank farm development and operational venture. Sri Lanka`s Energy Minister, Udaya Gamanapila is reported to have stated recently that....

February 23, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , India , Sri Lanka , Trincomalee , IGttabaya Rajapakse , IOC , oil tank farm

श्रीलंका: भारत और जापान के साथ समझौते के निरस्तीकरण के बाद क्या?

Amb JK Tripathi Commentary

1 फरवरी को श्रीलंका की सरकार ने भारत और जापान के सहयोग से प्रस्तावित कोलंबो बंदरगाह के पूर्वी �....

February 06, 2021 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary

Bilateral Meeting Vivekananda International Foundation (India) & the Pathfinder Foundation (Sri Lanka)

On 17 August 2020, the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) organised a bilateral meeting in collaboration with the Pathfinder Foundation (Sri Lanka) on “India - Sri Lanka relations”. Dr Arvind Gupta - Director of the VIF, welcomed the part....

August 29, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , BIMSTEC , Security , Indian Constitution , Article 370 , COVID-19 , Pandemic , Ayodhya Mandir , Indo- Sri Lanka economic , ETCA , SAGAR

Sri Lanka Presidential Elections: Reinforcement of Security Concerns

Dr Sreeradha Datta Commentary

As the latest election in Sri Lanka results reveal, issues of national security continues to be predominant for this island’s population. More generic issues of social welfare, gender sensitivity and local development did not find the similar reson....

November 26, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Commentary , New government in Sri Lanka , Sri Lanka’s challenges , Sri Lanka-India-China equation

Sri Lanka-US military Ties in the Indo-Pacific

Mayuri Mukherjee Article

On August 18, Sri Lankan media reported that the United States had decided to suspend bilateral negotiations with Colombo on the controversial Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) until after the presidential election in the island nation¹. W....

September 05, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Sri Lanka-US force agreements , Sri Lanka-US-China relations

Round Table Discussion on Sri Lanka: Reeling Under the Attack

A round table discussion (RTD) was held on 16th May 2019 at the VIF to discuss the recent terror attacks in Sri Lanka. The discussants included Major General Ashok Mehta, Dr Adil Rashid, Dr Smruti Pattanaik, Prof S D Muni, Dr Sreeradha Datta, Ambassa....

July 05, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Interaction , Islamic State , South Asia , Al Qaeda , Sri Lanka terror attack , Colombo , Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam

श्रीलंका: राजनीतिक और सुरक्षा संरचना की मरम्मत की जरूरत

PM Heblikar Article

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

July 02, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , श्रीलंका में बम विस्फोट , श्रीलंका राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा प्रबंधन , श्रीलंका में सत्ताधारी तालमेल

Sri Lanka: Need to Repair Political and Security Architecture

PM Heblikar Article

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....

May 03, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Sri Lanka terror attack , Easter Bombings , Counter-terror intelligence

Terror Once Again Raises its Ugly Head in Sri Lanka

C D Sahay Article

After just about a decade of peace, on Easter Sunday morning (April 21, 2019), Sri Lanka was rudely shaken by a series of suicide bombing attacks, three of them targeting Church congregations in Colombo and another four at up-market hotels and a gues....

April 25, 2019 Neighbourhood Studies , Sri Lanka , Article , Sri Lanka terror attack , Controlling radicalization in Islamic society