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The Pathfinder Foundation is an independent, non–partisan think tank based in Sri Lanka with a strong network of global partners

Colombo
Joined December 2011
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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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Pathfinder Foundation and U.S. Embassy Continue Founding Fathers Lecture Series with Lecture on Benjamin Franklin indopacificaffairs.lk/pathfi…
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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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Pathfinder Foundation hosts Australia Awards Fellowship 2026 Programme on Sustainable Blue Economy in the Bay of Bengal Region island.lk/pathfinder-foundat…
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Admiral (Prof.) Jayanath Colombage, Distinguished Fellow of the Pathfinder Foundation, addressed a BRI–Sri Lanka seminar for university students, discussing Sri Lanka’s strategic autonomy, Indian Ocean geopolitics, and balancing economic development with national security.
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Sri Lanka and India were urged to strengthen action against illegal fishing, with Admiral (Prof.) Jayanath Colombage warning of security risks. Pathfinder Foundation also proposed exploring Kachchativu’s potential for fisheries research and conservation.
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#PathfinderFoundation hosted a programme under the Australia Awards Fellowship 2026, themed “Enabling a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Bay of Bengal,” which brought together maritime professionals, researchers, academics & policymakers from 🇧🇩, 🇮🇳 and 🇱🇰.
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Australian Government-funded this Blue Economy Fellowship, coordinated by ANCORS-UOW with NMF, BIMRAD and Pathfinder Foundation, brings together 15 fellows from Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh to strengthen regional maritime cooperation.
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🇧🇩🇮🇳🇱🇰🇦🇺 Pathfinder Foundation hosts the Australia Awards Fellowship 2026 Programme on a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Bay of Bengal Region. Fellows represent Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Australian academics from @UOW youtu.be/-namubjL4vo?si=9xQU…
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Pathfinder Foundation hosted a delegation from Yunnan University, China, for an academic roundtable on “International Law and Geopolitical Competition in the Contested Indian Ocean”.
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