New Delhi: In a diplomatic development, EAM S Jaishankar is all set to embark on a visit to Australia to attend the 7th Indian Ocean Conference. This comes at a time China is leaving no stone unturned to flex its muscles in the Indian ocean region.
The Indian Ocean Conference is a flagship consultative forum for countries in the Indian Ocean Region, organized annually by the Ministry of External Affairs, in association with the India Foundation.
The 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference is being held in Perth, Australia on 9-10 February, in association with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia, along with S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore and Perth-US Asia Centre in Australia. The theme of this edition of the conference is "Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean”.
External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar would address the inaugural session of the Conference, along with Ranil Wickremesinghe, President of Sri Lanka, Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, and Dr.Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore.
The 7th Indian Ocean Conference will also bring together delegations led by Ministers from over 22 countries and senior officials from 16 countries and 6 multilateral organizations. It will also witness the participation of over 400 social and corporate leaders, policy practitioners, scholars, professionals, and media personnel from about 40 countries.
Since its debut in 2016 in Singapore, over the years, the Indian Ocean Conference has played an important role in bringing together countries and principal maritime partners of the region on a common platform to deliberate upon the prospects of regional cooperation for Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR).
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