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Impact of GIS Modelling in Military Operational Planning
(2017)The operation planning process takes considerable time and requires sound intelligence regarding the battlefield in preparing a successful operation plan. It is a globally accepted fact that sound planning and preparatio ... -
The Influence of Global Islam Radicalisation to Sri Lanka
(2017)The Threat of Global Islam Radicalisation to Sri Lanka’ is a paper submitted to the 10th KDU International Research Conference. This paper in its Introduction examines the background to conflicts in countries where Isla ... -
Political Polarization of the Indo-Lanka Fishery dispute and its Comprehensive Security Implications
(2017)Sri Lanka and India are two neighbouring states in the Indian Ocean, separated by the narrow strip of water that consists of the Palk Bay, and the Gulf of Mannar. The fishery dispute between the two states is a persisten ... -
Regional hegemony and small state survival: Re – examining Ceylon’s foreign policy under premier D.S Senanayake
(2017)Literature that deals with Ceylon's foreign policy during the D.S Senanayake administration (19481952) evinces a general hypothesis regarding the close relationship between the Ceylonese administration and the British go ... -
Securitization of National Borders: A Case Study of Sri Lankan Border Control Measures
(2017)National border is vital for survival of a state and protecting it is important for National security. Paying lip service to security of National borders will maintain the threat level to the National borders which in tu ... -
Sri Lanka between Geopolitical Interests of China and India
(2017)Sri Lanka has become a point of interest in the Indian Ocean in the 21st century due to her geostrategically attractive position. Precisely, the pearl of the Indian Ocean is now in dilemma due to the conflicting interest ... -
Strategic Importance of Blue Economy to Sri Lanka and Challenges
(2017)At the COP+21 conference, the idea of blue energy and blue economy first emerged as a component of green economy. At a time when the world is moving away from the Millennium goals towards a Sustainable Development, the e ... -
The Strategic Importance of Sri Lanka in Indian Ocean Region: Reference to String of Pearls Strategy
(2017)China’s interest in maritime silk route and continues energy flow to the country has resulted as “String of Pearls” across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). In the 21st century, China came into the scenario of balancing the ... -
Strategy to Overcome Maritime Blindness: The Sri Lankan Case
(2017)The strategic location of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean not only make the island a vital connecting nod for the East-West maritime traffic, but also behaves as a centre to monitor the entire ocean space that spans to the ... -
Survival of Kandy before Three European Nations
(2017)This paper intends to trace the secret of survival of Knadyan kingdom till it fell down to the British in 1815. The innovational methods used by Kandyan since the day Kandy was attacked by Portuguese in later part of 16t ... -
Transboundary Implications of India and Nepal Air Pollution Policy Implementation and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(2017)The expansion of environmental politics is a major revolution which was expanded as a form of political activity in international relations. Particularly smog with particulates can be recognised as a transboundary air po ... -
Transition of Accordance: The Next Step of India - Sri Lanka Economic Strategy
(2017)Bilateral relationships of Sri Lanka with its’ big brother, India was old as the literal history of both countries. Each time the foreign policy cogency, external influence and the domestic political forces of both count ...