{"id":7735,"date":"2026-10-24T12:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=7735"},"modified":"2026-10-24T16:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T11:11:48","slug":"indo-pacific-regional-dialogue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indo-pacific-regional-dialogue\/","title":{"rendered":"Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Navy will host the 2026 edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) in New Delhi from November 3 to 5.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPRD is the <\/span><b>Indian Navy\u2019s annual apex-level<\/b> <b>international strategic dialogue.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea of an annual IPRD was <\/span><b>first conceptualised and conducted in 2018<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the apex-level conference of the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>organised <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in<\/span><b> association with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Navy\u2019s knowledge partner.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPRD seeks to translate the broad framework of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indo-pacific-oceans-initiative-ipoi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative<\/b><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indo-pacific-oceans-initiative-ipoi\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>\u00a0(IPOI) <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">into specific, actionable proposals.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPRD also <\/span><b>supports India\u2019s maritime vision of MAHASAGAR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>IPRD 2026:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>eighth edition<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the IPRD.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Venue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Manekshaw Centre, <\/span><b>New Delhi.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Theme: Science, Technology, and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notably, IPRD-2026 will expand its focus beyond traditional STEM disciplines to <\/span><b>incorporate social sciences, life sciences, and the humanities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> into maritime deliberations.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The three-day conference will bring together <\/span><b>maritime practitioners, scientists, academicians<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>policymakers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and experts from <\/span><b>18 countries<\/b> <b>across the Indo-Pacific<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to formulate actionable proposals for regional cooperation.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Five thematic sessions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be held during the conference. They will focus on<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>joint research,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> research networks, and human development;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>protection of critical maritime infrastructure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and enhanced monitoring;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>climate resilience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and ocean dynamics;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>maritime resilience <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and responsible management; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>dual-use maritime technologies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and their implications.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event aims to identify concrete, solution-oriented measures across national, sub-regional, and pan-regional tiers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What is the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI)?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>PM <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Narendra Modi<\/span><b> proposed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>IPOI <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">at the <\/span><b>East Asia Summit held in Bangkok, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thailand, on November 4, <\/span><b>2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As an open global initiative, the IPOI draws on existing regional cooperation architecture and mechanisms to focus on <\/span><b>seven central pillars. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maritime security<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maritime ecology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maritime resources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Capacity building and resource sharing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Disaster risk reduction and management<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science, technology, and academic cooperation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade connectivity and maritime transport.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about National Maritime Foundation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>nation\u2019s first maritime think tank<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the conduct of independent and policy-relevant research on all \u2018matters maritime\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The foundation was <\/span><b>inaugurated <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on the 15th of February, <\/span><b>2005<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was, from its very inception, designed to create and heighten maritime awareness amongst India\u2019s policymakers, intellectual echelons, and civil society at large.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the NMF is an <\/span><b>independent and autonomous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> think tank, its <\/span><b>intellectual and organisational development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>supported by the Ministry of Defence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Indian Navy.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/navy-to-host-indo-pacific-regional-dialogue-in-new-delhi-from-november-3\/article71616616.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue is the Indian Navy\u2019s annual apex-level international strategic dialogue. 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