INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS – INTERNATIONAL
News: Quad’s IPMDA a proof of our
commitment to a free, open, inclusive Indo-Pacific: Navy Chief
What's
in the news?
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The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness
(IPMDA) initiative, announced by the Quad grouping, is a testament to our
commitment to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific, Navy Chief
Admiral R. Hari Kumar said, stressing that building networks and partnerships
would be instrumental in ensuring the security and stability of the Indian
Ocean Region (IOR).
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On force modernisation, he said they were
on track to be a 170 to 180 ships and submarines Navy by 2028.
Indo-Pacific
Maritime Domain Awareness:
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The Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness
(IPMDA) initiative was announced by the
Quad grouping at the 2022 Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo.
Aim:
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To enhance
maritime security and shared domain awareness in the region via technology
and training support.
Objectives:
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To establish a comprehensive system for
monitoring and securing maritime activities in the Indo-Pacific.
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To ensure the safety of critical sea lines
of communication.
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Promote cooperation among like-minded
nations in the region.
Significance:
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The initiative will help the Indo-Pacific
partners to rapidly detect and respond to a wide range of challenges such as dark shipping, humanitarian crisis
among others.
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Dark ships are vessels with their
Automatic Identification System (AIS) – a transponder system – switched off so
as not to be detectable.