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Professor Deepika Udagama and Ambassador Esala Weerakoon join the RCSS Board

Ambassador of Israel to Sri Lanka H.E. Reuven Javier Azar, met with ED/@RCSSwire Amb. (Retd.) @RavinathaArya. Discussions focused on Middle East security developments, global economic impact including on Sri Lanka, and current Israel-Sri Lanka relations. shorturl.at/9Thfq

@RCSSWire ED @RavinathaArya tells @SrilankaICC webinar Middle East crisis a critical wake-up call to implement long-overdue fundamental structural economic reforms and to address more recent foreign policy anomalies. shorturl.at/AwIlH

ED @RCSSwire Amb @RavinathaArya weighing in on the implications to SL foreign policy from the ongoing war in the gulf says “Sri Lanka’s foreign policy responses should be based on principles, rather than being directed for or against specific countries" shorturl.at/XtWby

At @BCISLKA, ED/RCSS Amb. @RavinathaArya drawing inspiration from the founding of NAM,and factors that made it relevant as an operational strategy,probed as to "what conditions and mechanisms in the ‘Global South’ could lead us to position ourselves better"shorturl.at/i6YKF

ED/RCSS Amb. @RavinathaArya recently delivered an address on 'Unity or Illusion?: Rethinking the Global South' at the launch of Prof. Gamini Keerawella’s book ‘Reimagining International Relations from a Global South Perspective’ at the BCIS, Sri Lanka shorturl.at/i6YKF

@HimalSouthasian Editor Roman Gautam at RCSS Strategic Dialogue 3  says Structural Constraints on South Asian Media Undermined the Prospects for Regional Amity. Moderated by RCSS ED @RavinathaArya it brought together diplomats, academics, thinktank, media shorturl.at/L3y99

@HimalSouthasian Editor Roman Gautam at RCSS Strategic Dialogue 3  says Structural Constraints on South Asian Media Undermined the Prospects for Regional Amity. Moderated by RCSS ED @RavinathaArya it brought together diplomats, academics, thinktank, media shorturl.at/L3y99

RCSS ED @RavinathaArya Urges Young Scholars to Bridge the Gap Between Research and Policy in address to the 12th Research Conference hosted by the @SLSAJ_web under the theme of “Sustainability Beyond Boundaries; Global Cooperation for a Shared Future” shorturl.at/DQrvB

@RCSSwire convened its inaugural RCSS Alumni Network meeting on 28 Jan led by @RavinathaArya reconnecting scholars and practitioners in @southasia.Discussion highlighted RCSS regional vision,flagship initiatives,ongoing research and alumni collaboration shorturl.at/kK40S

Report on @RCSSwire Strategic Dialogue-2 with Professor Neil DeVotta of @WakeForest on 'The U.S.-China Rivalry and Implications for the Indo-Pacific', reflects on how shifting domestic structures in the US-China relationship destabilizes regional security shorturl.at/JnEGM

Professor @MuqtedarKhan of the University of Delaware @UDelaware , USA visits the RCSS. Discusses global geopolitical developments of South Asian relevance and the current domestic developments and foreign policy of the USA. shorturl.at/xaefx

Happy New Year 2026 from the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies. We look forward to another year of meaningful dialogue, regional cooperation, and policy-relevant research. Wishing everyone a peaceful and productive year ahead.

Dr Robert Hanlon and Dr @sairaban1 of Canadian Asia Pacific Policy Project (CAPPP),Thompson Rivers University met with ED/RCSS Amb. @RavinathaArya on 16 Dec to discuss regional connectivity, non-traditional security challenges, and RCSS–CAPPP collaboration shorturl.at/j31p8

ED/RCSS Amb. @RavinathaArya on 16 December received @MasoodImadMv, HC @MDVinSriLanka, for a discussion on RCSS initiatives, SL-Maldives bilateral relations, opportunities for regional collaboration and engagement between RCSS and Maldivian counterparts. shorturl.at/rAOIH

During the RCSS Strategic Dialogue on “The US-China Rivalry and Implications for the Indo-Pacific” held recently, Prof. Neil DeVotta also spelt out possible alternate trajectories the US-China relationship could take. shorturl.at/9yzYj

During the RCSS Strategic Dialogue on “The US-China Rivalry and Implications for the Indo-Pacific” held recently, Prof. Neil DeVotta observed the rivalry with China challenges US dominance over the past 80 years and has led to an apparent ‘security dilemma’shorturl.at/9yzYj

Professor Neil DeVotta Dissects ‘US-China rivalry’ at RCSS Strategic Dialogue rcss.org/events/profess… #RCSS #StrategicDialogue #usa #PRC #rivalry #IndoPacific #USChinaRivalry

Delivering Valedictory Remarks from the @RCSSwire concluding the The Southasia Lectures series on 8 December - ‘SAARC Charter Day’, former SG @SaarcSec Amb. Esala Weerakoon has called for a ‘South Asian Climate Compact’. rcss.org/events/former-…