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PANJIM: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Friday said that seas, space and cyber are going to become the most important areas of countries’ mutual cooperation and in tackling possible threats.
Doval was speaking on the ‘Goa Maritime Conclave – 2019’, organised by the Indian Navy, which is underway at Sinquerim, to foster friendly relations with maritime neighbors.
The focus of the conclave is on capacity building among Indian Ocean Region (IOR) navies to tackle emerging maritime threats, as well as discussing cooperative strategies for enhancing interoperability among partner maritime agencies.
Naval War College, Goa, is hosting the second edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave. The theme for the conclave is “Common Maritime Priorities in Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and the need for Regional Maritime Strategy”.
Doval stressed that “India is not part of any alliance and its corporation is not directed against any country. Seas are going to be the most important area of nations’ mutual cooperation, economic development and tackling possible threats. We are all important stakeholders in the Indian Ocean Region and Pacific as these two areas are both contentious and also offer great opportunities,” the NSA added.
“I would like to underline that we are not a part of any alliance and our corporation is not directed against any country. Our corporation is solely intended and focussed on bringing the change that will only add to the prosperity of each country and the region,” he added.
Doval also stated that there is a dire need for all India’s neibhouring countries to come together and take requisite measures to minimise possibilities of threats in the seas.
“Friends, in the times to come, sea, space and cyber are going to be the three important areas, which are going to represent serious threats. The challenge, before us is how do we maximise the opportunities and minimise the possibilities of threats. And this is the spirit that brings us all together. The major thing is how do we identify, work upon, consolidate and take ahead the agenda for seizing those opportunities to our greatest benefit,” Doval added.
