The Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC), 2021 is being held from 07 to 09 November 2021 under the aegis of Naval War College, Goa. This is the third edition of the conclave.
The GMC is Indian Navy’s Outreach Initiative providing a multinational platform to harness the collective wisdom of practitioners of maritime security and the academia towards garnering outcome oriented maritime thought.
GMC-21 would build upon the working level deliberations of the Goa Maritime Symposium-21 held earlier in May this year, as the Sherpa event for the Conclave.
About Goa Maritime Conclave, 2021
Chiefs of Navies/ Heads of Maritime Forces attended the conclave. They are from 12 Indian Ocean littorals including Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand. The Chiefs of Navies/ Heads of Maritime Forces were hosted by Adm Karambir Singh, Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy.
The GMC is Indian Navy’s Outreach Initiative providing a multinational platform to harness the collective wisdom of practitioners of maritime security and the academia towards garnering outcome oriented maritime thought.
Visitors to the conclave are being afforded an opportunity to witness India’s indigenous shipbuilding industry at the ‘Make in India Exhibition’ and the capabilities of Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) for Submarines at the Marmugao Port Trust, Goa.
The Conclave is focussing on the Indian Ocean Region as it has become strategic landscape in the 21st century
Theme of the Conclave
The theme of GMC 2021 is as follows:
Theme: Maritime Security and Emerging Non-Traditional Threats: A case for proactive role for Indian Ocean Region
Benefit of the conclave
The participants of the conclave will benefit from the interactions with subject matter experts and eminent speakers
Sessions at the Conclave
The conclave was held over three sessions. The three sessions focuses on
• Leveraging Collective Maritime Competencies to Counter Emerging Non-Traditional Threats
• Strengthening regional cooperation enforcing maritime laws
• Mitigating emerging non-traditional threats
