LECTURE-7
INDIA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN
Contents
1. India and the Indian Ocean 123
1.1. The Indian Ocean 123
1.1.1. Significance of the Indian Ocean 123
1.1.2. India Ocean: People and Regions 124
1.1.3. India and the Indian Ocean 125
1.1.4. Push for A Comprehensive Maritime Policy 125
1.1.5. The Geo-Strategic Dimensions 125
1.1.6. India’s Vision for Maritime Security 126
1.1.7. India as Net-Security Provider 126
1.1.8. Key Developments 127
1.2. Prime Ministers Visit to the Indian Ocean Countries 2015 127
1.2.1. India-Mauritius 127
1.2.2. India-Seychelles 127
1.2.3. Project Mausam 128
1.3. Blue Economy 129
1.4. The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) 129
1.5. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) 129
1. India and the Indian OceanMap7.1-The Indian Ocean1.1.2. India Ocean: People and Regions♤ They vary considerably in terms of their areas, populations and levels of economic development.♤ More than eighty countries, organizations, and industry groups participate in operations in the IOR under the auspices of the ad hoc, voluntary Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), created in January 2009 in response to UN Security Council Resolution 1851 on Somali piracy and armed robbery at sea.♤ During the Cold War days, India wanted that the major world powers should withdraw themselves from the Indian Ocean, presence of whom was actually a threat to India’s ideological inclination to the non-aligned movement.♤ Approximately 80 percent of India’s energy imports traverse through the Indian Ocean♤ The Indian Ocean Region is one of India’s foremost policy priorities.Security and Growth for all in the region.1.1.5. The Geo-Strategic Dimensions♤ India’s Goal is to:1.1.6. India’s Vision for Maritime Securityo The Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, IOR Island nations, Southwest Indian Ocean and East Coast of Africa littoral countries among many other nations and areas.1.1.7. India as Net-Security Provider♤ The 2015 IMSS Document explains that the term Net Security Provider Includes1.1.7.1. Issues to Addresso diversifying sources for its naval hardware,♤ In March 2015 Prime Minister Modi Visited the Indian Ocean Neighbours: Mauritius, Seychelles and Srilanka1.2.1. India-Mauritius1.2.2. India-Seychelles1.2.3. Project Mausam1.5. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)♤ The ‘Indian Ocean Naval Symposium’ (IONS) is a voluntary initiative that seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region by providing an open and inclusive forum for discussion of regionally relevant maritime issues.
