INDIA – AUSTRALIA – INDONESIA TRILATERAL MARITIME SECURITY WORKSHOP (TMSW)

Current Context : The 2nd edition of India – Australia – Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop (TMSW) was conducted at INS Dronacharya, Kochi, India.

• Theme of the workshop was ‘Indian Ocean Region: Collaborative Efforts to Enhance Regional Maritime Security’.
• OBJECTIVE: was chosen to discuss ongoing maritime security challenges and opportunities for collaboration between the three maritime neighbours in the region.
• Discussions were also focused on canvassing present day opportunities and challenges in the IOR, including Information Exchange mechanisms and capabilities of Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean region (IFC-IOR), Maritime Domain Awareness, non-traditional and illicit maritime activities, Maritime Law enforcement, capability enhancement and capacity building, avenues for enhancing interoperability and cooperation.