Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa emphasised on an equidistant policy soon after being elected in 2019. While China is Sri Lanka’s largest economic partner, the latter recognises India to be an important neighbour. However, as a small state, it is concerned about the power competition in the Indian Ocean. With the incoming of a new cabinet, how will the island nation navigate the challenges? Will there be any major departures from the past policies? To shed light on the direction of Sri Lanka’s foreign policy, we hosted the current Foreign Secretary of Sri Lanka, Admiral Prof Jayanath Colombage. Admiral Colombage served the Sri Lanka Navy for 36 years, was its 18th Commander and was appointed Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy in 2012. At the time of his appointment as Foreign Secretary, he was the Additional Secretary to the President on Foreign Relations and the Director General of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL).
Episode 205: Sri Lanka in 2023 - Economic, Political, and Foreign Policy Developments
Episode 204: Data Protection in India - Cybersecurity Implications
Episode 203: Feminist and Colonial Discourses in India
Episode 202: Modi’s Visit to France - 25 Years of Strategic Partnership
Episode 201: SCO Summit 2023
Episode 200: Modi’s Visit to the US
Episode 199: IPEF: Turning a New Corner - Thai and Regional Perspective
Episode 198: IPEF: Turning a New Corner - an Indian Perspective
Episode 197: IPEF: Turning a New Corner - an Australian Perspective
Episode 196: India-Nepal Bilateral Relationship
Episode 195: ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise
Episode 194: India-EU FTA - Issues and Implications
Episode 193: Decoding the Karnataka Verdict
Episode 192: India’s SCO Presidency
Episode 191: Indian Foreign Policy amidst India’s G20 and SCO Presidency
Episode 190: South Asia Geoeconomics
Episode 189: Indian Foreign Trade Policy 2023
Episode 188: Examining a Decade of the BRI and CPEC
Episode 187: Political and Economic Crisis in Pakistan
Episode 186: The IPEF Negotiations
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