Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

Recently, the 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS), has been organized by the French Navy.

The IONS is a biennial event. IONS is an important international maritime security initiative launched in February 2008.

Objective

  • IONS seeks to enhance maritime cooperation between the navies of the littoral nations of the Indian Ocean region by providing a broad, open and inclusive forum for in-depth discussion of regionally relevant maritime issues.
  • At present, the IONS comprises24 countries permanently located in the Indian Ocean and eight observer states.

Source – The Hindu

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