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“Benjamin Franklin: Founding Father and Renaissance Man,” was delivered by Dr. Terence W. Cavanaugh, -Organized by the Pathfinder Foundation, in collaboration with the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka.

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Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue Calls for Regional Cooperation to Protect Undersea Cables and Marine Resources

The Sixth Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue has highlighted the need for stronger regional cooperation to protect critical undersea infrastructure, including submarine communication cables, and address growing maritime security threats and challenges affecting shared marine resources.

The two-day dialogue, co-hosted by the Pathfinder Foundation and Switzerland-based Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), was held at the Cinnamon Grand Colombo, bringing together senior officials, diplomats, maritime experts, researchers and regional representatives.

Discussions focused on the growing importance of the Bay of Bengal as a major international maritime corridor, with around a quarter of global maritime commerce passing through its waters.

Participants highlighted the vulnerabilities of critical undersea infrastructure, particularly submarine cables that carry international telecommunications and internet traffic. They discussed the importance of protecting these vital connections, strengthening regional coordination and improving responses to incidents that could disrupt maritime and digital connectivity.

The dialogue also addressed wider maritime security concerns, including geopolitical competition, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, pressure on shared marine resources and the impacts of environmental change.

Another key area of discussion was the need to strengthen cooperation among Bay of Bengal littoral states to manage shared maritime spaces, protect marine ecosystems and improve crisis response mechanisms.

The second day placed particular emphasis on sustainable fisheries governance, including better data sharing, management of shared fish stocks and measures to prevent illegal fishing and reduce cross-border tensions.

A special session titled “From Adoption to Action” brought participants together to identify practical steps to translate previous policy recommendations into tangible regional cooperation.

The dialogue’s outcomes will be shared with regional organisations and the governments of Bay of Bengal littoral states.

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The ghost of Theodore White: Reading the crises of a volatile America - By Pathfinder Foundation founder Milinda Moragoda

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Sixth Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue held in Colombo | The Island

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Sixth Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue in Colombo.
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The Sixth Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue concluded with the “From Adoption to Action” session, exploring practical regional cooperation through three key areas: maritime security, inclusion, and data and science diplomacy. #BOBMD6

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Day 2 of the Sixth Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue focused on sustainable fisheries governance, tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, managing shared fish stocks and strengthening regional cooperation. #BOBMD6

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Day 1 of the Sixth Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue focused on maritime security, crisis response, critical undersea infrastructure and managing shared maritime spaces, highlighting the need for stronger regional coordination and cooperation. #BOBMD6

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The Sixth Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue commenced in Colombo on 3-4 November 2026, co-hosted by the Pathfinder Foundation and Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), bringing together diplomats, senior officials and regional maritime experts. #BOBMD6

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The 5th Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue, jointly organised by the Pathfinder Foundation and the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (CHD), was a Track 1.5 dialogue, bringing together government representatives, diplomats, experts and other stakeholders to discuss maritime issues affecting the Bay of Bengal region.
The participation of Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary-General of BIMSTEC, is particularly noteworthy. It provides an important institutional dimension to the dialogue, given BIMSTEC's role in promoting regional cooperation among Bay of Bengal countries #lka

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Daily Mirror - From the ongoing 5th Pathfinder - CHD Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue in Colombo #lka

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Why India and Sri Lanka need a wildlife partnership - Why India and Sri Lanka need a wildlife partnership - By Pathfinder Foundation founder Milinda Moragoda.
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Pathfinder Foundation and U.S. Embassy Continue Founding Fathers Lecture Series with Lecture on Benjamin Franklin
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Pathfinder Foundation and US embassy host lecture on Benjamin Franklin
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Marking 250 years of American independence, Pathfinder Foundation and the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka held the second #Freedom250 lecture, featuring Fulbright Specialist Dr. Terence Cavanaugh on Benjamin Franklin’s enduring legacy. @USEmbSL

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🇷🇺🇱🇰#PathfinderFoundation joined an international conference, organised by the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy & International Relations & Russian Academy of Sciences, to discuss “The Greater Indian Ocean: Points of Growth & Tension”, held in Moscow, Russia.

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Thanks to @FulbrightPrgrm Specialist Dr. Terence Cavanaugh for an engaging talk on Benjamin Franklin—America's first diplomat, a Founding Father, scientist, and one of our country's earliest innovators!
In partnership with the @pathfinderSL Foundation and as part of our #Freedom250 Speaker Series, participants explored how Franklin’s legacy of diplomacy, scientific discovery, and American ingenuity continues to inspire innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship today. 🇺🇸

ඇමරිකාවේ පළමු රාජ්‍ය තාන්ත්‍රිකයා, ඇමරිකානු ජාතියේ ආරම්භක පියෙකු, විද්‍යාඥයෙකු මෙන්ම එරට මුල්කාලීන නවෝත්පාදකයෙකු ද වූ බෙන්ජමින් ෆ්‍රෑන්ක්ලින් පිළිබඳ ආකර්ෂණීය දේශනයක් පැවැත්වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ෆුල්බ්‍රයිට් විශේෂඥ ආචාර්ය ටෙරන්ස් කැවනෝට අපගේ ස්තුතිය!
පාත්ෆයින්ඩර් පදනම සමඟ හවුල්කාරිත්වයෙන් සහ අපගේ #Freedom250 කථික මාලාවේ කොටසක් ලෙස පැවති මෙම වැඩසටහනේදී, ෆ්‍රෑන්ක්ලින්ගේ රාජ්‍ය තාන්ත්‍රික සේවය, විද්‍යාත්මක සොයාගැනීම් සහ ඇමරිකානු නිර්මාණශීලීත්වය පිළිබඳ උරුමය, අද දවසේ නවෝත්පාදනය, තාක්ෂණය සහ ව්‍යවසායකත්වය සඳහා අඛණ්ඩව ආභාසයක් සපයන ආකාරය සහභාගිවන්නෝ ගවේෂණය කළහ. 🇺🇸

அமெரிக்காவின் முதலாவது இராஜதந்திர அதிகாரி, அமெரிக்காவின் ஸ்தாபகத் தந்தையர்களில் ஒருவர், விஞ்ஞானி, மற்றும் எமது நாட்டின் ஆரம்பகால புத்தாக்குநர்களில் ஒருவர் எனும் பெருமைகளுக்குச் சொந்தக்காரரான பெஞ்சமின் ஃபிராங்க்ளின் பற்றி ஒரு சுவாரஸ்யமான உரையினை நிகழ்த்திய ஃபுல்பிரைட் நிபுணர் கலாநிதி டெரன்ஸ் கவனோ அவர்களுக்கு நன்றி!
பாத்ஃபைண்டர் ஃபவுண்டேஷனுடன் இணைந்து, எமது #Freedom250 பேச்சாளர் தொடரின் ஒரு பகுதியாக, ஃபிராங்க்ளினின் ராஜதந்திரம், விஞ்ஞான கண்டுபிடிப்பு மற்றும் அமெரிக்கப் புத்திசாலித்தனம் ஆகியவற்றின் மரபானது, இன்றும் புத்தாக்கம், தொழில்நுட்பம் மற்றும் தொழில்முனைவு ஆகியவற்றை எவ்வாறு தொடர்ந்து ஊக்குவிக்கிறது என்பதைப் பற்றி பங்கேற்பாளர்கள் தெரிந்து கொண்டனர். 🇺🇸

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Kachchativu: A research institute or a Trojan Horse for India?

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Aramco To Venezuela: The Oil Concession Comes Full Circle - NDTV - by Pathfinder Foundation founder Milinda Moragoda.

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CM Modi to PM Modi: A tale of continuity and evolution - by Pathfinder Foundation founder Milinda Moragoda.

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