Current Context : Recently, Bangladesh became the fifth member State of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC).

ABOUT COLOMBO SECURITY CONCLAVE (CSC).

• It is a regional security grouping that includes India, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and the Maldives ( now Bangladesh included)
• Objective : To make maritime security, marine pollution response and maritime search & rescue priorities for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
• It was formed in 2011 as a trilateral maritime security grouping of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
• It was renamed as the CSC in
• Mauritius joined as forth member at the fifth meeting of the grouping in Male in March 2022.
• Seychelles participated as an Observer State at the meeting.
• Secretariat of the CSC in Colombo, Sri Lanka.