HIMALAYAN DIALOGUES

HIMALAYAN DIALOGUES
Between Himalayas and Ocean: Ancient Connections, Modern Relations between India, Nepal and Sri Lanka

Chair: Uttam Kumar Sinha, Senior Fellow, MP-IDSA, New Delhi

Moderator: Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Professor, Department of East Asian Studies, DU

Discussants: Gaurav Bhattarai, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu; Medha Bisht, Associate Professor of International Relations, South Asian University, New Delhi; S Sathees Mohan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Strategic Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU), Sri Lanka

From the Himalaya to the Indian Ocean, the civilizational connections have been shaped by a shared Buddhist tradition, an interwoven socio-cultural heritage and connected history. The dialogue brings scholars from Kathmandu and Colombo to Delhi to deliberate on how such ancient exchanges, from Lumbini to Anuradhapura via Bodh Gaya, continue to shape contemporary diplomacy, cultural imaginations and regional cooperation.