Overview

• Delegates from 13 member states attended the two-day IWG-MARSEC meeting hosted by the Indian Navy in New Delhi, which concluded on June 25.
• Discussions focused on enhancing information-sharing frameworks and advancing Maritime Domain Awareness across the Indian Ocean Region.
• Participants drafted harmonized operational guidelines and practical measures to enable coordinated and timely collective responses to emerging maritime threats.
• Rear Admiral Nirbhay Bapna reaffirmed India’s commitment to regional maritime cooperation and highlighted the need for multilateral mechanisms.
• The meeting’s outcomes are expected to bolster collective security efforts ahead of India’s IONS chairmanship beginning later this year.