Sithara Fernando

Sithara Fernando is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), Delhi. He is a recipient of the Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship for Doctoral Studies (27-9) awarded by the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF), New Delhi. Dr. Fernando's areas of interest include China's maritime relations with South Asia, China's relations with the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), maritime cooperation in South Asia, and regional cooperation in the IOR.