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Factum Perspective: The Case for a Sri Lankan Maritime Strategy and a National Security Advisor

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Maritime Security, Regional GeopoliticsAugust 29, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By P. K. Balachandran The recent Sri Lanka-India-China triangular controversy over the docking of the Chinese research vessel Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port once again underscores the need to have a Sri Lankan National Maritime Strategy, a functioning National Security Council (NSC), and the appointment of a National Security Advisor (NSA). While Sri Lanka…

Factum Special Perspective: Spy ships in our waters

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Health and Economic Cooperation, Maritime Security, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsAugust 18, 20221KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Admiral Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne A Chinese spy ship docking at the Hambantota Port has become news in Sri Lanka and India. Yet very few seem to be asking as to what exactly a spy ship is. Simply put, it is a ship dedicated for reconnaissance missions, especially electronic eavesdropping. A considerable number of countries…

Factum Perspective: MRCC – a step forward in India’s growing influence on Sri Lanka

Maritime Security, Regional GeopoliticsMarch 27, 20222KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By LP Fresh on the heels of India’s one billion US dollar credit facility granted to support Sri Lanka’s ailing economy; news broke of cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka granting approval for the proposal to establish a Maritime Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC) in Sri Lanka. Aided by a grant of the Indian government worth six…

Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific and Maritime Domain Awareness

Belt Road Initiative and Indo-Pacific Policy, Maritime SecurityFebruary 19, 20222KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By LP A pilot project named PROTEUS introduced by the United States Naval Research Laboratory is the U.S. government’s latest addition in its arsenal of Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) programs. Multiple government and private agencies are already engaged in the integrated system that facilitates heightened MDA capabilities[1]. The advent of PROTEUS reiterates the importance of…

Factum Perspective – Will Pakistan-Sri Lanka ties survive Sialkot killing?

Maritime Security, Peace and Conflict, Regional GeopoliticsDecember 20, 20211KViews 0Likes 0Comments

By Kamran Rehmat - Islamabad The ghastly lynching of Priyantha Kumara, a Sri Lankan manager at the Rajco textile factory in Silakot, which reportedly supplied the kits for the Pakistan cricket team at the recently concluded T20 World Cup, sent tremors across Sri Lanka and Pakistan. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Imran Khan…

Factum Perspective: “Location – Location – LOCATION” Defence Diplomacy & Indo-Pacific Strategies for SL

Maritime SecurityOctober 17, 2021982Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne ( Retired from Sri Lanka Navy) Former Navy Commander and Chief of Defence Staff The former U.S. Indo -Pacific Commander Admiral Harry Harris, delivering his keynote speech at Galle Dialogue 2016 attributed Sri Lanka’s strategic importance to the US on three factors; “Location, location and location”. These words by Admiral Harris…

Factum Perspective: X- Press Pearl Fire – Has the Polluter Paid Sri Lanka yet?

Maritime SecuritySeptember 29, 20211KViews 1Like 0Comments

By Lakmali Manamperi x-Press Pearl burning off the coast of Colombo The X-Press Pearl fire; the worst-ever marine disaster to occur in Sri Lanka’s territorial waters is being swept under the carpet with the rise of the health emergency in the country. Environmental rights activists have consistently shed light on the issue to seek compensation for…