Sri Lanka, Feb. 18 -- The Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), the Ministry of Defence's premier think tank on national security, hosted a close door webinar on "South Asian Geopolitics in 2024: Lessons for Sri Lanka" earlier this week via Zoom.

The Guest Speaker for the event was, Lieutenant General Vinod G. Khandare PVSM, AVSM, SM (Retd.), Principal Adviser, Ministry of Defence, India. Colonel Nalin Herath RSP, Overlooking Director General, and Acting Director (Research) of INSS was the moderator of the event.

The audience consisted of ministry officials, academics, researchers, policymakers, representatives from the Sri Lanka armed forces and coast guard. The moderator commenced the proceedings by stressing the need of Sri La...