{"id":144486,"date":"2023-10-28T09:33:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=144486"},"modified":"2023-10-28T09:33:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T04:03:50","slug":"4th-edition-of-goa-maritime-conclave-gmc-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/4th-edition-of-goa-maritime-conclave-gmc-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Edition of\u00a0Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 4th edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) will take place from October 29 to October 31, 2023.<\/strong> This event is organized by the Indian Navy<\/a> and is being conducted under the auspices of the Naval War College in Goa. The conclave is expected to bring together key stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on maritime-related issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) serves as an outreach initiative by the Indian Navy. It offers a multinational platform for bringing together practitioners of maritime security and academia to collectively explore and develop outcome-oriented maritime strategies. This biennial event held in previous editions in 2017, 2019, and 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GMC facilitates the exchange of perspectives among Chiefs of the Navy and Heads of Maritime Agencies, addressing current and future maritime challenges. It also provides a forum for presenting collaborative strategies to enhance interoperability among partner maritime agencies. This initiative aims to strengthen maritime security and cooperation in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goa Maritime Conclave 2023 Theme<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The theme for this year’s edition of the Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC) is “Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative Mitigating Frameworks.”<\/strong> This theme underscores the importance of synergizing and collaborating efforts in the maritime domain to achieve maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

GMC-23 will host Adm R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Indian Navy, as the host. Chiefs of Navies, Heads of Maritime Forces, and Senior Representatives from 12 Indian Ocean littoral countries will be in attendance. These countries include Bangladesh, Comoros, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh, has graciously agreed to be the Chief Guest and will deliver the Keynote Address at GMC-23.<\/strong> This event promises to be a significant platform for discussions and collaboration on maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of the GMC 2023<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Conclave participants would benefit from interactions with eminent speakers and subject matter experts over four sessions focusing on – <\/p>\n\n\n\n