Panelists: Shri Kallol Bhattacherjee, Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu and author of The Great Game in Afghanistan; and Shri Frank Rausan Pereira, founder of Bharat First, Consultant Anchor with Doordarshan and former Anchor, Rajya Sabha TV

Chair: Amb. K.P. Fabian, Professor, Symbiosis University, Pune and Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi

The newly elected Maldivian President Mohammad Muizzi has asked India to withdraw its military personnel from Maldives. India proposed a joint committee to sort out the matter which Maldives agreed to but President Muizzi’s on his return from a state visit to China, has publicly put a deadline of 15 March 2024 for the withdrawal. Both Maldives and Sri Lanka fall within the security perimeter of India. The panelists will address the maritime security of India, Sri Lanka, and Maldives, and the options available to India