India has made an offer to share intelligence of maritime movements in the Indian Ocean in real-time with 10 Indian Ocean littoral States.
This news announced by Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba at the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC), comes at a time when India gears up to counter China’s increased presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) was inaugurated at the Tarang Auditorium of INS Mandovi, Goa.
The conclave was aimed at “Addressing Regional Maritime Challenges” wherein the deliberations were focused on
Emerging maritime threats and force structuring,
Maritime domain awareness,
Maritime security architecture,
Maritime security challenges in the Indian ocean region(IOR).
The information to be shared includes movement of commercial traffic as well as intelligence.
The information sharing is not so much for conventional military purposes but to deal with non-traditional threats arising at sea.