New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has emphasised that the strategically-critical Indian Ocean Region (IOR) is witnessing a "confluence of influence", and collective management and stability is the need of the hour.

In his address at the 12th Galle Dialogue International Maritime Conference in Colombo, Admiral Tripathi outlined the Navy's vision for the IOR, emphasising collaboration, cooperation and coordination across the region, an official said on Thursday.

The Chief of the Naval Staff was on a four-day official visit to Sri Lanka from September 22 to 25.

"Speaking about the strategically critical IOR with its abundant resources, thriving trade, diverse littorals, complex geography, multiple choke points and rising numbers of natural disasters, CNS highligh

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