Bangladesh Joins Colombo Security Conclave as 5th Full Member States

Bangladesh officially joined the Colombo Security Conclave as its fifth full member during the 8th Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC)on 10 July 2024.  Bangladesh joins India, Mauritius, Maldives and Sri Lanka as the members of the Colombo Security Conclave, 

Bangladesh earlier had an Observer status at the  Colombo Security Conclave. 

At present, Seychelles has an Observer status at the Colombo Security Conclave. 

Mauritius host the 8th DNSA  meeting of the CSC

The 8th Deputy National Security Adviser (DNSA) level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC)  was hosted by Mauritius virtually.

Deputy National Security Adviser (Internal Affairs) Pankaj Kumar Singh represented India at the meeting.

The meeting decided that the next 7th National Security Advisor level meeting will be held in India later this year.

About the Colombo Security Conclave 

The Colombo Security Dialogue is a security-focused group of countries in the Indian Ocean.

Its origins lie in the 2011 India-Sri Lanka-Maldives maritime security dialogue. 

In 2020, the group was renamed the Colombo Security Conclave.

Later, Mauritius was made the fourth member of the Colombo Security Conclave.

In March 2022, the five pillars of the Colombo Security Conclave were adopted. They are:

• maritime safety and security, 
• countering terrorism and radicalisation; 
• combating trafficking and transnational organised crime; 
• cybersecurity and protection of critical infrastructure and technology; and 
• humanitarian assistance and disaster relief 

Secretariat: In 2021, the Colombo Security Conclave's secretariat was established in Colombo, Sri Lanka.