Colombo Security Conclave : In News
Member states of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) recently signed the Charter and the MoU for the establishment of the CSC Secretariat in Colombo.
- Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) is a regional security grouping comprising India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Mauritius.
- The CSC’s core objective is to promote regional security by addressing transnational threats and challenges of common concern to the Member States.
- The CSC, initially known as the Trilateral for Maritime Security Cooperation,evolved out of trilateral meetings between National Security Advisors (NSAs) and Deputy NSAs from India, Maldives, and Sri Lanka, starting in 2011.
- It came to a standstill after 2014 due to rising tensions between India and the Maldives.
- Since its revival and re-branding as the CSC in 2020, Mauritius and more recently, Bangladesh were added as members of the grouping.
- Current members of CSC include India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka, while the Seychelles is an observer nation.
- CSC brings together NSAs and Deputy NSAs of the member countries.
