Knowledge Themes

Strategic Chokepoints

SAGAR Initiative

String of Pearls

Diamond Necklace Strategy

Indian Ocean Rim Association

Blue Economy

UNCLOS

Maritime Domain Awareness

Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region

Indo-Pacific Construct

Project Mausam

Security and Growth for All in the Region

Sea Lines of Communication

Net Security Provider

Integrated Maritime Strategy 2015

Exclusive Economic Zone

Maritime Silk Road

Quad

Colombo Security Conclave

Indian Ocean Commission

Structural Subtopics

Strategic chokepoints and maritime trade routes (Straits of Malacca
Hormuz
and Bab-el-Mandeb)
India's SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) initiative
China's String of Pearls strategy and Maritime Silk Road
Blue Economy and sustainable exploitation of marine resources
Presence of extra-regional powers and military bases (Diego Garcia and Djibouti)
Geopolitical significance of island nations (Maldives
Seychelles
Mauritius)
Polymetallic nodules and deep-sea mining in the Central Indian Ocean Basin
Maritime security challenges (piracy
human trafficking
and illegal fishing)
Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and regional cooperation frameworks
Impact of the monsoon system on regional trade and food security
Undersea cable networks and digital connectivity
Naval modernization and the concept of Net Security Provider
Disaster management and the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
Legal framework under UNCLOS and maritime boundary disputes

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