Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, commonly known as IONS, are a series of biennial meetings among the littoral states of the Indian Ocean region. It provides a forum to increase maritime security cooperation, providing a forum for discussion of regional maritime issues and promote friendly relationships among the member nations.[1][2][3][4][5]

History

The IONS a regional forum of Indian Ocean littoral states, represented by their Navy chiefs, was initiated and launched by India in February 2008.[6][7][8][9]

Role

IONS is a security construct for the Indian Ocean region which is similar to the Western Pacific Naval Symposium. It is a voluntary initiative among the navies and maritime security agencies of the member nations. In addition to the symposiums, numerous other activities like workshops, essay competitions and lectures are also held under the umbrella of the organization.[2]

Members and observers

The 24 member nations of the IONS are grouped into four sub-regions.[1][10][11]

Members
Sub region Nation Accession
South Asian Bangladesh
India February 2008
Maldives
Pakistan March 2014[12]
Seychelles
Sri Lanka
West Asian Iran
Oman
Saudi Arabia
UAE
East African France[upper-alpha 1]
Kenya
Mauritius
Mozambique
South Africa
Tanzania
Eriteria
South East Asian and Australian Australia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
Singapore
Thailand
Timor Leste
  1. Because of Mayotte and Réunion.

Observers

There are eight states with observer status: China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Netherlands, Russia and Spain.[13]

List of symposiums
Year Edition Country Dates Notes
2008 1st India 14–16 February 2008
2010 2nd UAE 10–12 May 2010
2012 3rd South Africa 10–14 April 2012 [14]
2014 4th Australia 26 March 2014 [15]
2016 5th Bangladesh 11–13 January 2016 [16]
2018 6th Iran 22–25 April 2018 [17]

References
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  2. "About IONS | Indian Ocean Naval Symposium". ions.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
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  4. Tewari, Sharad; Khanijo, Dr Roshan (2016-10-10). The Indo Pacific Region: Security Dynamics and Challenges. Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. ISBN 9789385563300.
  5. Rumley, Dennis; Doyle, Timothy (2016-04-14). Indian Ocean Regionalism. Routledge. ISBN 9781317585978.
  6. http://defencereporter.com/navy/india-china-to-join-indian-ocean-exercise_92146.html
  7. https://www.cna.org/cna_files/pdf/DRM-2016-U-013939-Final2.pdf
  8. http://lkyspp2.nus.edu.sg/cag/publication/china-india-brief/china-india-brief-99
  9. journals.christuniversity.in/index.php/artha/article/download/1569/1314
  10. "IONS Working Groups | Indian Ocean Naval Symposium". www.ions.global. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  11. "President inaugurates 32-nation naval exercise | Dhaka Tribune". www.dhakatribune.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  12. IANS (2017-07-26). "10-nation Indian Ocean Naval Symposium ends in Pakistan". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  13. "participating nations:members & observers". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  14. "Indian Ocean Naval Symposium - 2012 | Indian Ocean Naval Symposium". ions.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  15. "Indian Ocean Naval Symposium - 2014 | Indian Ocean Naval Symposium". ions.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  16. "5th biennial assembly of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium kicks off in Bangladeshi capital - Xinhua | English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  17. "Indian Ocean Naval Symposium".
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