by Dimuthu Attanayake in SCMP, Aug 2, 2023Sri Lanka and India have cemented their long-standing ties with a rush of energy and maritime deals amid a push by New Delhi for more strategic influence in the region to counter China’s rising clout – even as analysts warn Colombo against becoming overreliant on its larger neighbour. Both South Asian nations agreed to boost maritime, air, energy and power cooperation, among other areas, during Sri Lankan President…
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By Asiri Fernando in The Morning, June 18, 2023The Government will ‘strongly oppose’ a request by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to review the vessel Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) located south of Dondra Head, The Sunday Morning learns. The shipping lanes which lie south of Sri Lanka are invaluable to the island’s economy and commerce, being the lifeblood of the Colombo and Hambantota Ports. The Sunday Morning last week reported that the IMO’s request had…
report in Daily FT, May 3, 2023Factum Sri Lanka, an Asia-Pacific-focused think-tank on foreign policy, in partnership with the Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies (BIPSS) and The Baani Centre for International Policy, Maldives, held a Trilateral Dialogue on Maritime Cooperation in the Indian Ocean in Colombo recently. The Dialogue was held in the backdrop of the Indian Ocean – The Ocean of the 21st Century’s significant big power contestations and focused on how…