With an aim to further deepen relations with its maritime neighbours by establishing academic excellence as well as sharing of ideas, the Indian Navy on Tuesday held the second edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GSM) at INS Mandovi.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba inaugurated the symposium, a forum towards fostering friendly relations with the maritime neighbours.
The “Naval War College Journal”, an academic compendium with ideas and papers from writers and thinkers on maritime strategy and security, was also released on the occasion by the navy chief.
Welcoming the delegates to the seminar, Admiral Lanba reiterated the importance of cooperative engagement to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The theme of the seminar, this year was “Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in IOR”.
The deliberations were focused on capacity building among IOR Navies to tackle emerging maritime threats, in addition to discussing cooperative strategies for enhancing interoperability among partner maritime agencies.
The international seminar was attended by delegates from many countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mauritius, Sri-Lanka, Singapore and Thailand.
The GMS, conceptualized and first held in November 2016, is aimed at establishing academic excellence as well as sharing of ideas among India’s maritime neighbours by facilitating interaction between senior representatives of navies and maritime agencies in the IOR. It plays a constructive role in bringing together stakeholders involved in evolving strategies, policies and implementation mechanisms in the maritime domain.
With an aim to further deepen relations with its maritime neighbours by establishing academic excellence as well as sharing of ideas, the Indian Navy on Tuesday held the second edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GSM) at INS Mandovi.
Indian Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba inaugurated the symposium, a forum towards fostering friendly relations with the maritime neighbours.
The “Naval War College Journal”, an academic compendium with ideas and papers from writers and thinkers on maritime strategy and security, was also released on the occasion by the navy chief.
Welcoming the delegates to the seminar, Admiral Lanba reiterated the importance of cooperative engagement to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The theme of the seminar, this year was “Building Stronger Maritime Partnerships in IOR”.
The deliberations were focused on capacity building among IOR Navies to tackle emerging maritime threats, in addition to discussing cooperative strategies for enhancing interoperability among partner maritime agencies.
The international seminar was attended by delegates from many countries such as Bangladesh, Myanmar, Mauritius, Sri-Lanka, Singapore and Thailand.
The GMS, conceptualized and first held in November 2016, is aimed at establishing academic excellence as well as sharing of ideas among India’s maritime neighbours by facilitating interaction between senior representatives of navies and maritime agencies in the IOR. It plays a constructive role in bringing together stakeholders involved in evolving strategies, policies and implementation mechanisms in the maritime domain.
