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17/12/20 11:24 AM IST

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

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The 5th meeting of the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) is scheduled on 17 December 2020

Highlights
  • 5th meeting of IWG on HADR has been scheduled through video conference due to covid 19
  • The meeting is being coordinated by Indian Navy being the Chair of the IONS Working Group on HADR.
  • The meeting will be attended by Australia, Bangladesh, France, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Maldives, Oman and Thailand besides India.
  • The IONS is a voluntary and inclusive initiative that brings together navies of Indian Ocean Region littoral states to increase maritime co-operation and enhance regional security. 
  • In the past few years, three IONS Working Groups (IWG) have been progressing work in the fields of Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief and Maritime Security & Information Sharing and Inter-operability.
Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
  • The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) are a series of biennial meetings among the littoral states of the Indian Ocean region.
  • It provides a forum to increase maritime security cooperation, providing a forum for discussion of regional maritime issues and promote friendly relationships among the member nations.
  • The IONS a regional forum of Indian Ocean littoral states, represented by their Navy chiefs, was initiated and launched by India in February 2008.
Source: PIB

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