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Item A Study on India –Sri Lanka Cooperation since 2015 under the UNF and BJP Governments(4th International Conference on Social Sciences 2018, Research Centre for Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Thalpawila, O.N.The bilateral relations between United People Freedom Alliance government in Sri Lanka and Congress Party government in India had deteriorated since 2015. Although, the Indian government assisted a number of post war reconstruction and development projects in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, many criticism and allegations were made by the Indian government on reconciliation measures in the Northern Province. Further, growing Sri Lanka- China relation was highly suspected by the Indian government. The aim of this paper is to examine India-Sri Lanka relations carried out by the United National Front government in Sri Lanka and Bharathiya Janatha Party government in India between 2015- 2018. The methodology of data collection was purely based on secondary data and this is a qualitatively analysis. Prime Minister of India Narendra Mod visited Sri Lanka two times and the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and the Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasingha also visited India to reconfirm diplomatic relations. Modi once stated that Sri Lanka was the most reliable neighbor to India. Indian government assisted several projects in Sri Lanka and Memorandum of understanding was signed in 2017 on economic cooperation in the areas of infrastructure, agriculture, livestock and electricity power all of which would be jointly developed by the two countries. Both governments carried out talks on development of the Palaly airport, Mattala airport and the East container terminal of the Colombo harbor. In 2018, when Sri Lankan Prime Minister visited India, Prime Minister Modi expressed bitter disappointment and regret about the issue of the constantly delaying of Indian development projects by the Sri Lankan government. That was followed by President Sirisena’s serious allegations which was reportedly made against New Delhi on RAW activities. However, data revealed that India–Sri Lanka cooperation had started to develop into a better relationship since 2015 in order to protect Indian interest in the South Asian regionItem The Impact of ‘String of Pearls’ Strategy of China on Indo-China Relationship.(1st International Studies Students’ Research Symposium-2017 (ISSRS 2017) ,Department of International Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Aththanayake, A.R.S.S.India and China are the emerging super powers in the 21st century. From the independence there is an antagonistic relationship between the two states in case of Pakistan and border issues. This hostile situation has been worsening with the Chinese intervention in the Indian Ocean. ‘String of Pearls’ is a Chinese strategy to capture maritime dominance in the world. Indian Ocean Region is one of its prominent attentions. China is investing in the maritime keystones in the region such as Gwadar, Hambantota, Sittwe and Chittagong. As the regional power India is also interested in the maritime hegemony in the region and it has created a competition between the two countries. This study aims to illuminate the impacts of ‘string of pearls’ strategy on Indo-China relationship. Defining the string of pearls strategy, identifying the nature of Sino-India relationship and illustrate the impacts of ‘string of pearls’ on Indo-China relationship were the objectives which motivated the study. Secondary data was collected using qualitative research approach. Mahan model was used to demonstrate the string of pearls strategy and offensive, defensive realism and China-threat theory were applied to interpret Indo-China relationship. The rivalry between India and China in establishing maritime military bases affects Indo-China relationship creating a security dilemma. However it could be able to find out that although the strategy affects security perception of two countries their economic rapprochement is not affected. The security dilemma affects not only India and China but also the other states in the region as well as other super powers. Therefore this study is very important for the decision makers of those countries and the scholars who are studying related areas. It is significant as it fills research gap of researches on ‘string of pearls’ which do not discuss its impacts on Sino-India relationship. The findings offer insights into important international relations theories too. The involvement of international organizations, strengthening international law of sea and reinforcement of economic relationship are some recommendations suggests by the study to solve the issue because the bilateral cooperation between the two countries is essential for international peace and security.