Inaugural roundtable of SLIPFA held

2026-02-06 - 11:38

The Sri Lanka-India Parliamentary Friendship Association (SLIPFA), in collaboration with the High Commission of India in Colombo, and Factum as knowledge partner, hosted a roundtable discussion in the Parliament of Sri Lanka yesterday (Feb. 05). The Roundtable was held under the theme “Future Ready Indo-Lanka Partnership: A Dialogue For A Shared Tomorrow”. It was presided over by SLIPFA President – Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Minister of Health and Mass Media along with Acting High Commissioner of India Dr. Satyanjal Pandey. SLIPFA Secretary – Dr. Kavinda Jayawardhana and other office bearers including Vice Presidents G.G. Ponnambalam and Ravi Karunanayake; Asst. Secretaries – Sivagnanam Shritharan and Mrs. Anushka Thilakarathne and Treasurer – Sundaralingam Pradeep, Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure also participated in the event. This first-of-its-kind initiative included discussions over two sessions. The first session focused on Energy Cooperation and the second on Maritime Cooperation. Each session included expert presentations from both Indian and Sri Lankan perspectives. With nearly fifty members of Parliament who are members of SLIPFA joining the conversation, the roundtable aimed at providing a platform for cross-party engagement and discovery of innovative pathways for mutually beneficial collaboration across critical sectors of India-Sri Lanka partnership.