♤ India needs to expand the vision of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region)

from its Indian Ocean underpinnings to an all-round maritime outreach.

♤ Promote collaborative multilateral action for sustaining “good order at sea”. This can be done by fostering cooperation among regional actors on safety of shipping, anti-piracy operations, search-and-rescue and disaster relief are responsibilities.

♤ Without relying too much on US endorsement India should initiate an “Indo-Pacific Maritime partnership” that seeks mutually-beneficial maritime security cooperation with ASEAN nations.

♤ The Delhi Declaration 2018 flags much of these ideas. However ideas need to converted into action and fro that India needs to craft a National Maritime Strategy.