Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner Mahishini Colonne took part in a panel discussion titled ‘Soft Power on the Move: Tourism, Culture and Bilateral Ties’ at the WION Iconic Tourism Summit and Awards 2026 held in New Delhi on 23 September.
She was joined by fellow Heads of Mission from Greece, Ireland, Slovakia, and Nicaragua, to discuss how tourism and cultural exchange can strengthen diplomatic ties and deepen mutual understanding between nations.
The panel was moderated by WION Foreign Affairs Editor Sidhant Sibal and brought together diplomatic perspectives from across Europe, Latin America and South Asia on the intersection of tourism, culture and people-to-people connectivity.
The Summit convened policymakers, diplomats and leaders from the tourism, travel, aviation and hospitality sectors to discuss the evolving landscape of global travel, mobility, technology, and connectivity.