New Delhi [India], November 3 (ANI): The Indian Navy’s annual worldwide strategic dialogue, the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 (IPRD-2026), commenced in New Delhi on Tuesday, bringing collectively maritime consultants and representatives from companion nations to debate science, know-how and educational cooperation within the Indo-Pacific area.
Organised in affiliation with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), the Navy’s information companion, the three-day convention is being held on the theme, ‘Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation within the Indo-Pacific’.
The opening day centered on translating scientific developments and institutional partnerships into sensible regional cooperation, with discussions analyzing how the Indo-Pacific may strengthen maritime capabilities, institutional collaboration and shared regional resilience.
The proceedings started with the inaugural deal with by Admiral Dinesh Ok Tripathi (Retd), Chairman of the NMF and former Chief of the Naval Staff. This was adopted by a particular deal with by Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (Retd), National Maritime Security Coordinator.
The first skilled session centered on ‘Academic Networks, Research, and Human Capital Development’. Moderated by Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru (Retd), former Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, the session featured views from France, Indonesia, Japan and the Maldives.
Discussions explored the potential of establishing a wider Indian Ocean educational community, together with cooperation amongst universities in Indo-Pacific coastal cities, in addition to strengthening social-science analysis networks within the Indian Ocean area.
The session additionally examined nearer collaboration amongst assume tanks, universities and governments. A monograph titled ‘Sea Blindness and Maritime Heritage in India’ was launched on the conclusion of the session.
The second skilled session, titled ‘Maritime Situational Awareness and Protection of Critical Maritime Infrastructure’, examined modern challenges related to maritime consciousness, safety of seaborne commerce and safeguarding important undersea infrastructure.
Moderated by Vice Admiral Tarun Sobti (Retd), former Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, the session mentioned alternatives and challenges related to the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA), notably information-sharing necessities and the event of a cooperative regional structure for underwater area consciousness.
The session additionally featured views from the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) on cooperative approaches to defending important maritime infrastructure.
Together, the 2 classes examined methods to strengthen maritime information-sharing, safeguard important infrastructure, enhance entry to oceanographic information and facilitate coordinated responses to climate-related dangers by scientific and technological partnerships.
The day’s programme additionally featured ‘Sahyog Ka Samvaad’, a particular ambassadorial interplay with Sri Lankan High Commissioner Mahishini Colonne, Philippines Ambassador Josel F Ignacio and Norwegian Ambassador May-Elin Stener.
The interplay was hosted and moderated by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Retd), Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation.
The first day concluded with enthusiastic participation from the viewers, which offered a number of actionable coverage suggestions on regional cooperation in science and know-how and knowledge-sharing by educational collaboration. (ANI)