The Ministry of Defence hosted a delegation from the National Defence College of Bangladesh on 14th August 2017. Maj. Gen. D A R Ranawaka, Military Liason Officer of the Ministry of Defence provided an overview of the Ministry to the delegation. Thereafter, Former Ambassador Nihal Rodrigo and Maj. Gen R A Nugera conducted a briefing on the “Global Challenges to South Asia” on behalf of the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL). The briefing consisted of ten risk factors affecting the South Asian Nations including religious extremism, natural catastrophes and cyber security.