The Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) is pleased to announce the launch of its latest publication:

Sri Lanka’s Defence Policy Since Independence & the Shifting Balance of Power in the Indian Ocean
Authored by Professor Gamini Keerawella

🗓️ Date: 29th July 2025
🕟 Time: 4:30 PM
📍 Venue: BCIS Auditorium

Professor Keerawella is an Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Peradeniya, a member of the BCIS Academic Affairs Board and Council of Management, and a former Executive Director of BCIS. His publication offers an in-depth analysis of the evolution of Sri Lanka’s defence strategy from 1948 to the present day. It explores how domestic political developments and shifting geopolitical dynamics have shaped the country’s national security policy within the increasingly contested Indian Ocean region.

Admiral Jayanath Colombage (RSP, VSV, USP, FNI), former Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, will introduce the book.

✅ RSVP by 28th July: nishani@bcis.edu.lk