{"id":16478,"date":"2026-01-14T04:30:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/?p=16478"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T05:42:21","slug":"reading-diplomacy-through-water-insights-from-south-asia-beyond-public-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bcis.edu.lk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/reading-diplomacy-through-water-insights-from-south-asia-beyond-public-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Diplomacy Through Water: Insights From South Asia &#038; Beyond &#8211; Public Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Dr Medha Bisht, Associate Professor at the South Asian University (SAU), New Delhi, spoke on &#8220;Reading Diplomacy Through Water: Insights from South Asia&#8221; at BCIS on January 14. 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