Two staff members of the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) research department attended the Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal Symposium 2023, organized by the Royal United Services Institute, UK, in partnership with the Pathfinder Foundation, Sri Lanka on Friday 24 March at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. HE Sarah Hulton OBE, British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka delivered the keynote address during the opening remarks of the symposium. Ambassador Bernard Goonetilleke, Chairman of Pathfinder Foundation, delivered the welcome address. The conference brought together policymakers, practitioners, academics, and the private sector to discuss some of the mutual challenges facing the region within the maritime security domain.
