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Short Course on Cinema & Public Diplomacy
Cinema and Public Diplomacy is a four-day short course designed to explore the powerful intersection between cinema, culture, and international relations. Bringing together leading academics and industry practitioners, the course examines how film serves as a strategic tool for public diplomacy, cultural diplomacy, nation branding, and soft power. Participants will gain both theoretical knowledge and ... Read more
Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey states regional organizations like BIMSTEC have become more relevant today
The Special Guest Lecture on ‘BIMSTEC : Fostering Regional Cooperation for Realizing Security and Sustainable Development in the Bay of Bengal Region’ was delivered by H. E. Indra Mani Pandey, Secretary General of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) on 14th October 2025 at the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training … Read more
Nepalese Ambassador visits the BIDTI
Newly arrived envoy of Nepal H. E. Dr. Purna Bahadur Nepali visited the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) on 3rd September, 2025. Extending a warm welcome to the Ambassador of Nepal, Director General Pamela J. Deen gave a detail account of activities of the Institute. Further, having served in Nepal, she shed light on … Read more
Representative of the ICRC visits the BIDTI
The new Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to Sri Lanka Ms. Angelique Appeyroux visited the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) on 11th September 2025. The Legal Adviser of the ICRC Ms. Prabodhini Munasinghe accompanied her. Welcoming the Representative Appeyroux, Director General Ambassador Pamela J. Deen briefed … Read more
The APCSS Director speaks at the BIDTI on ‘Indo-Pacific Security Challenges’
The Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) hosted Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) Major General (Ret.) Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum on 22nd September 2025 to deliver a special guest lecture on ‘Indo-Pacific Security Challenges’. The APCSS serves as a focal point where national officials, decision makers and policy makers … Read more
Diplomacy Skills Training for Judicial Officers
One-day training programme for newly appointed Judicial Officers organized by the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI) held on 4th August 2025. Forty-nine new judges and the Judge of the High Court / Deputy Director of the Sri Lanka Judges Institute Justice Lakmal Wickramasooriya attended the programme. The programme included introduction to Diplomacy, … Read more
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