Overview
- National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will chair the gathering of his regional counterparts.
- Maldives, Mauritius, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are participating as members, with Seychelles observing and Malaysia attending as guest.
- Discussions cover maritime safety, counterterrorism and counter‑radicalization, transnational organized crime, cyber and critical infrastructure protection, plus humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
- Participants plan to review progress under these pillars before finalizing the Colombo Security Conclave Roadmap and Action Plan for 2026.
- The meeting follows stepped‑up coordination, including the sixth NSA meeting in Mauritius in December 2023, the August 2024 signing of founding documents in Sri Lanka, and regular DNSA sessions, most recently in July 2024.