October 4, 2024.
Milinda Moragoda, Founder, Pathfinder Foundation presenting the book to Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India.
The Pathfinder Foundation presented the Sinhala translation of Dr. S. Jaishankar’s seminal work, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World, to the visiting Indian External Affairs Minister during a ceremony in Colombo.
Milinda Moragoda, Founder of Pathfinder Foundation, Santhosh Jha, High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka; Bernard Goonetilleke, Chairman, Pathfinder Foundation; and Gamini Sarath Godakanda, Consultant (Communications) PF attended the presentation.
The translation, undertaken by Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe, is part of the Foundation’s broader initiative to make significant global policy discussions accessible to the Sri Lankan audience, thereby promoting a deeper understanding of India’s strategic perspectives.
First published by Harper Collins Publishers India, The India Way offers an in-depth analysis of the geopolitical shifts triggered by the 2008 Global Financial Crisis and the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Jaishankar, a seasoned diplomat and India’s External Affairs Minister draws from India’s rich civilisational history to articulate how the country is navigating itself as a rising global power in an increasingly complex and unpredictable world.
(L–R): Santhosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka; Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India; Milinda Moragoda, Founder, Pathfinder Foundation; Bernard Goonetilleke, Chairman, Pathfinder Foundation and Gamini Sarath Godakanda, Consultant (Communications), Pathfinder Foundation.
The Pathfinder Foundation secured the rights to translate and distribute the Sinhala edition, which will be made available to educational institutions free of charge. This initiative marks a step forward in fostering intellectual exchanges between India and Sri Lanka, ref lecting the growing partnership between the two nations.
The translation’s presentation is seen as a bridge, encouraging Sri Lankan readers to engage with India’s evolving role on the global stage and further strengthening ties between the neighbouring countries at a crucial time in their diplomatic relations.
