Event Recap | Prof. Shelton U. Kodikara Oration 2026 The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) was privileged to host the Prof. Shelton U. Kodikara Oration 2026 on 08 August 2026, bringing together distinguished academics, diplomats, policymakers, researchers, students, and members of the strategic studies community for an evening of insightful discussion on the evolving...Read More

Winds and Waves: Geopolitical Currents in the Indian Ocean since 1945 Reviewed by Tharishi Hewavithanagamage, Senior Researcher, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies.Published in the Sunday Times on Sunday, 2 August 2026.For an ocean long treated as secondary to the great strategic theatres of the Atlantic and the Pacific, the Indian Ocean has forced its way...Read More

Event Recap | Winds and Waves: Geopolitical Currents in the Indian Ocean since 1945 by Prof. Gamini Keerawella The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) proudly launched Winds and Waves: Geopolitical Currents in the Indian Ocean since 1945, the latest publication by Prof. Gamini Keerawella, on 05 August 2026 at the BCIS Auditorium (The Olympus)....Read More