News Excerpt:
The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD), the Indian Navy's annual international conference, will take place in New Delhi from November 15–17, 2023.
About:
- The IPRD is the principal manifestation of the Navy’s international engagement at the strategic level, addressing ‘holistic’ maritime security issues across the Indo-Pacific.
- The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) is the Indian Navy’s knowledge partner and chief organizer of each edition of the IPRD.
- It aims to review various maritime trends within the Indo-Pacific region, the opportunities and challenges that arise regionally, and to foster the exchange of solution-oriented dialogue among key stakeholders.
Theme of IPRD-2023:
- The overarching theme of IPRD-2023 is “Geopolitical Impacts upon Indo-Pacific Maritime Trade and Connectivity”.
Key Points of IPRD-2023:
- IPRD-2023 will explore geopolitical impacts on Indo-Pacific maritime trade and connectivity through six professional sessions spread over three days. The sessions are -
- Nodes of Maritime Connectivity;
- China’s Impact vis-à-vis Maritime Connectivity across the Indo-Pacific;
- Maritime Connectivity through Shipping and Trade;
- Maritime Connectivity through Shipping and Trade (Part 2);
- Private Industry in the Safety and Security of Indo-Pacific Maritime Trade and Shipping;
- Maintaining a Rules-based, Safe, and Secure Indo-Pacific.
