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A Lecture titled ‘Belt and Road Initiative: After 10 Years,’ was delivered by Professor Samitha Hettige, Chairman, Sri Lanka Institute of Biotechnology on Friday, October 13, 2023, at the Olympus Auditorium, BCIS, under the BCIS Brown Bag Discussion Series. The lecture was followed by an interactive session between the audience and the speaker. Ms. Maheshi Jayawardane, Research Officer of the BCIS moderated the session and Ms. Shayani Jayasinghe, Research Officer...Read More

The Public Lecture titled ‘Imperatives of Regional Cooperation in South Asia’, by Hon. Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Minister in Congress Governments of India, former member of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, India was held on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at the BCIS Auditorium. Professor Gamini Keerawella, Executive Director, Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies (BCIS) delivered the welcome remarks at this event. H. E. Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga Chairperson, Bandaranaike Centre...Read More

A lecture on ‘Sri Lanka and the Persian Gulf Region: Opportunities Unexplored,’ by Ambassador O.L. Ameerajwad, Director General/ Performance Review and Implementation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman, was held on Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Olympus Auditorium of the BCIS under the BCIS Public Lecture series. Ms. Shayani Jayasinghe, Research Officer of the BCIS delivered the welcome remarks and Dr. Minna Thaheer,...Read More

The Panel Discussion on ‘Popular Protests and Future of Democracy in Sri Lanka and South Asia’ was held on Monday, September 11, 2023, at Lavender Committee Room/BMICH. The keynote presentation at this Panel Discussion was delivered by Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta, an eminent South Asian scholar and political thinker. Ambassador S. Palihakkara, former Foreign Secretary, Professor Deepika Udagama, Head of the Department of Law, University of Peradeniya and Dr. Paikiasothy...Read More