A seven-day-long special course was organized at Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service, New Delhi for a Sri Lankan delegation comprising of 10 officers from the latest batch of Sri Lanka Foreign Service and 13 officers from other Sri Lankan Ministries and Offices. The course was organized at a request from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
During the course, the participants were provided with in-depth exposure by senior Indian officials and renowned experts on topics such as Trade and Connectivity in the Indo-Pacific Region; Blue Economy; UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; AI and Emerging Technologies; SDGs and Climate Change; Pandemics and Public Health Policy; Digital Empowerment & India Stack; among others. The participants also called on External Affairs Minister of India Dr. S. Jaishankar on 12th August as part of the course.
The participants also had the opportunity to visit prominent places such as Rashtrapati Bhawan, Election Commission of India, Bharat Mandapam, Maha Bodhi Buddhist Temple and Taj Mahal, as well as participate in a yoga session.
The special course adds to several capacity-building initiatives being undertaken by the Government of India based on the priorities of the Government of Sri Lanka, including over 400 dedicated slots for Sri Lanka under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Programme.
