The Eastern Naval Command golden jubilee seminar with the theme “National Maritime Power - Concepts, Constituents and Catalysts”, commenced at Samudrika Auditorium here on Tuesday.
The two-day seminar is jointly hosted by ENC in partnership with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF).
Delivering the inaugural address, Admiral RK Dhowan (Retd), former Navy Chief and presently the Chairman of the NMF, reiterated the need for fostering a maritime thought process in shaping our policies towards becoming a stronger maritime power in the Indian Ocean region.
Speaking on the occasion, Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, highlighted the importance of maritime objectives and priorities, necessity of convergence among all maritime stakeholders and the strategic footprint of the Indian Navy across the oceans.
Chairing a session, Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd), focused on “India as a Resurgent Maritime Power’’. Commodore C Uday Bhaskar (Retd), spoke on the changing nature of maritime power and expanding maritime interests.
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Retd), discussed China’s increasing footprint, influence and geo-economic interests in the Indian Ocean.
Prof Brahma Chellaney spoke on existing geo-strategic maritime environment and changing maritime power equations.
Vice Admiral Anup Singh (Retd), Vice Admiral Raman P Suthan (Retd) and others spoke.
