India’s maritime strength plays a crucial role in achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047, says Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar

India’s maritime strength plays a crucial role in achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047, says Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar. Scrupulous adherence to international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is imperative, essential, and the only way for peaceful coexistence and sustainable use of maritime resources, he says. MILAN is certainly turning out to be a delivery platform for meaningful dialogue and deliberations to tackle the future challenges, he observes. Protection of global supply chains, avoiding of deeper regional tensions and exploitation of blue economy are global concerns that can no longer be ignored, he adds.

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankar has said that “protection of global supply chains, avoiding of deeper regional tensions and exploitation of blue economy” are global concerns that can no longer be ignored.

Mr. Dhankar was speaking after inaugurating an international maritime seminar organised as part of MILAN-2024 by the Indian Navy at the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) base on Thursday.

The seminar, with the theme, ‘Partners across oceans: collaboration, synergy, growth’, featured an array of presentations and discussions.

Papers presented by speakers from 12 nations delved into critical areas such as economic growth, maritime security, capacity building, climate change mitigation, blue economy initiatives, and sustainable development of maritime infrastructure.

Addressing the seminar, where delegates from friendly foreign navies participated, Mr. Dhankar said, “MILAN is certainly turning out to be a delivery platform for meaningful dialogue and deliberations to tackle the future challenges.”

Scrupulous adherence to international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), was imperative, essential, and the only way for the peaceful coexistence and sustainable use of maritime resources, he said.

“Milan is a Hindi word, meaning a sublime meeting of the mind, heart and soul. In 2015, SAGAR, an acronym for ‘Security and Growth for all in the Region’, was initiated,” he said.