Regional capacity building, stronger capabilities, joint-focused operations, real-time information-sharing, and fixing the problem of undersea cables being cut by state and non-state actors are among the steps needed “for a safer maritime environment,” Vice Admiral G Ashok Kumar (Retd) said in a special address at the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2025.

Setting the tone, he stressed that collaboration must be the anchor of any plan. “There is no option but to have a multinational approach in addressing maritime security threats. Collaboration is the key,” he said.

Describing IPRD 2025 as “a meet-up to make the Indian Ocean safer and stronger,” he said the forum is meant to turn “talk into action” on climate risks, secure shipping, ports and undersea cables, and the blue economy f

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