India today noted the importance of maritime engagement with Sri Lanka saying it has been one of the pillars of the bilateral regional engagement of both countries.<\/p>\n
Speaking at the \u2018Galle Dialogue 2018\u2019 conference at the Galle Face hotel in Colombo today, Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy said that global terrorism continues to acquire new dimensions by the day.<\/p>\n
He said that the reach, access to technology, organisational flexibility and financing avenues that terrorist organisations enjoy today is unprecedented.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndia has been a victim of State sponsored terrorism for many years now. Unfortunately, this threat has evolved faster than many of us had anticipated and is no longer confined to a country or region. It has, in every sense, acquired a global reach and influence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar said that a worrying trend in the Indian Ocean Region has been the proliferation of violent non-state actors and networks at sea, which harbours numerous challenges and demands a recalibrated outlook to collective maritime security.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaritime piracy and maritime terrorism are the two major ways in which non-state actors threaten to jeopardise the security of the maritime domain, with a direct influence on land affairs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said that to enhance interoperability and develop a common understanding of the region\u2019s security challenges, the Indian Navy actively participate in numerous regional maritime exercises with our partner states.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a matter of fact, India \u2013 Sri Lanka maritime engagement has been one of the pillars of our bilateral regional engagement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also said that the Indian Navy is assisting partner states by setting-up a Coastal Radar Surveillance System and mutual sharing of shipping information through a White Shipping Information Exchange agreement, which they have already concluded with 18 countries thus far and are in the process of expanding this further.<\/p>\n
Courtesy: Colombo Gazette<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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