• The Member States of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) signed the Charter and the MoU for establishment of the CSC Secretariat in Colombo. 

• The Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) brings together National Security Advisors (NSA) and Deputy NSAs from India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Mauritius. Bangladesh joined as the fifth Member State of the CSC in July. 

• National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and the representatives of the Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka signed the documents.

Colombo Security Conclave

• The Colombo Security Conclave was founded as a trilateral security framework between India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives in 2011.

• It has since expanded to include Mauritius and Bangladesh as members, and the Seychelles as an observer. 

• CSC deals with maritime security, counter-terrorism and cybersecurity with India bringing to the fore its own strategic concerns in the Indian Ocean.

• The CSC’s core objective is to promote regional security by addressing transnational threats and challenges of common concern to the Member States.

Cooperation under the CSC focuses on five pillars.

They are:

i) Maritime safety and security.

ii) Countering terrorism and radicalisation.

iii) Combating trafficking and transnational organised crime.

iv) Cyber security and protection of critical infrastructure and technology.

v) Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

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