7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 02, Jul 2021

• The ‘Indian Ocean Naval Symposium’ (IONS) is a voluntary initiative conceived by the Indian Navy in 2008
• IONS seeks to increase maritime co-operation among navies of the littoral states of the Indian Ocean Region by providing an open and inclusive forum for discussion of regionally relevant maritime issues
• IONS is a biennial event, hosted by the French Navy at La Réunion from 28 June to 01 July 2021.

Members

• South Asian Littorals: Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom (British Indian Ocean Territory)
• West Asian Littorals: Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
• East African Littorals: France (Reunion), Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa, and Tanzania.
• South East Asian and Australian Littorals: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.