Dr. Srimal Fernando
- Senior Lecturer
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Dr. Srimal Fernando
Head of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Heritage
ho*********@un****.sc
+248 438 1221
Dr. Srimal Fernando received his PhD in International Affairs. He was the recipient of the prestigious O.P. Jindal Doctoral Fellowship and South Asian University (SAU) Scholarship under the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) umbrella. He also has a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Sociology and a Master of Arts (MA) in Development Studies and Public Policy. Dr. Fernando’s research has been published in major peer-reviewed scholarly journals. He focuses on comparative politics and socioeconomic policies of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as a Senior Lecturer.
Dr. Fernando has recently published over 100 research papers and provided a combination of lectures, seminars, and online activities in addition to supervision. Dr. Fernando is an expert in international relations and serves as an advisor on new regional diplomacy. Dr. Fernando has published over 100 weekly Foreign Policy Columns focused on the five Indian Ocean Island states of Mauritius, Seychelles, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Réunion (2020-2023). Dr. Fernando has also been on International Television channels, presenting insightful commentary for more than 50 live broadcasts, as well as in-depth analysis of significant events and developments. He has also won awards such as the 2018/2019 ‘Best Journalist of the Year’ (GCA) Media Award for 2016 and the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA). Dr. Fernando is the author of ‘Politics, Economics and Connectivity: In Search of the South Asian Union’.
Book
- Fernando , Srimal 2020 , Politics, Economics and Connectivity: In Search of the South Asian Union, M.D. Gunasena (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjJf9zTi3ik )
Book Chapters
- Fernando , Srimal (2023) A Novel Approach for Integration in South Asia
Through Trade Promotion and Economic Corridors ,The Routledge Handbook of South Asia , Region, Security and Connectivity, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ( ISBN9781003279662)
- Fernando, Srimal (2019) Peace Through Regional Integration By SAARC ,,India;s Foreign Policy PM Modi Regime. 16 ,pp 168 – 179 ( ISBN: 9789385991769)
- Fernando, Srimal and Jha, Pankaj (2021) Exploring the impacts of economic corridors on south Asian countries. India Quarterly SAGE publication , 77 (3). pp. 404-423. https://doi.org/10.1177/09749284211027145
Peer review Journals
- Fernando, Srimal and Jha, Pankaj (2020) In Pursuit of Integration: Is South Asia Unfit for Regionalism? The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies. Council for Social and Economic Studies Washington https://www.jspes.org/fall_winter_2020_fernando.html
Weekly Foreign Policy Columns ( Indian Ocean Islands) No : 100
- Fernando , Srimal ( 2020 to 2023 ) ,International Relations and Policy , Ceylon Today https://ceylontoday.lk/author/srimal/
International Television ( No: 50 lives )
Fernando ,Srimal (2022) , World Today | Sri Lanka’s PM Ranil Wickremesinghe announces the 21st amendment to the constitution, Doordarshan, India (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JpxlSjO-wg)
Fernando ,Srimal (2022) In Focus | Experts discuss on ‘Crisis-hit Sri Lanka banks on Japan, I.M.F. for help’, Doordarshan, India
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZyNZxiLAjo&t=109s)Fernando ,Srimal (2022) , Expert: Sri Lanka needs to seek $3 billion from traditional neighborsChina Global Television Network (https://news.cgtn.com/news/2022-09-01/Expert-Sri-Lanka-needs-to-seek-3-billion-from-traditional-neighbors-1cYu0EMeCo8/index.html)
