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MAHASAGAR : Indian Navy’s Outreach Initiative

Kumari Sonali

MAHASAGAR : Indian Navy’s Outreach Initiative

The Indian Navy’s outreach initiative, MAHASAGAR, conducted its maiden edition as a virtual interaction between the Indian Chief of the Naval Staff, and heads of navies and maritime agencies from the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) littorals.

  • Participating nations included several members of IORA such as Bangladesh, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania.
  • They emphasized the importance of harmonizing capacities in the IOR, aligning with India’s vision of SAGAR.
  • India’s SAGAR (announced in 2015), which stands for ‘Security and Growth for All in the Region,’ is a vision and policy framework designed to enhance maritime cooperation and security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
  • The initiative emphasizes the importance of promoting collective security and sustainable development for the benefit of all nations in the region.

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