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  • ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE 

    Senevirathna, Asantha (2024-12)
    The 2023 October 07th attack that killed more than 1200 persons and the abduction of approximately 250 hostages by Hamas from Israel marked a new phrase in the Israel-Palestine conflict. As of 18th December 2024, ...
  • WEAPONS OF SRI LANKA: FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES UP TO INDEPENDENCE 

    Tharupathini, Vismi; Wijekoon, Dilshani (2024-06)
    From the ancient battlefields of Sri Lanka to the struggles for its independence, the weapons have shaped Sri Lanka’s Military Powers, cultural identity and technological innovations. While existing literature has shed ...
  • THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF SIGIRIYA AS A KINGDOM 

    Sharma, Thishastri; Ranaweera, Pradeep (2024-06)
    Sigiriya, an ancient kingdom, demonstrates considerable strategic significance, as evidenced by the technological and military strategies employed during its reign. A closer examination of the tactics used in Sigiriya ...
  • STABILITY-INSTABILITY PARADOX IN NUCLEAR SOUTH ASIA 

    Ihagama, Kavitha; de Silva, Dr. Sanath (2024-06)
    South Asia has its unique security characteristics, and the emerging complexities of nuclear South Asia has created an environment more difficult to be understood. India and Pakistan are two countries that possess nuclear ...
  • A GUEST TALK ON ‘UNDERSTANDING NATIONAL SECURITY REFORMS IN INDIA’ 

    GOKHALE, NITIN A.; Godage, K.D.,; Halpe, T.N. (2024-12)
    On the day of 05th November 2024, Nitin A. Gokhale who served in many ways as an expert and a consultant on Indian National Security was invited to deliver a speech on ‘Understanding National Security Reforms in India’. ...

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