Concept Note
Resilience of Sea Assets
A regional platform addressing critical challenges and opportunities across trade, economic cooperation, financial connectivity, maritime resilience, geoeconomics and strategic security architectures.
Maritime Geography
Where island geography and regional maritime connectivity meet.
Background & Rationale
A dialogue anchored in the maritime geography of the region.
The Andaman & Nicobar Islands sit at the intersection of the Indian and Pacific maritime spaces and provide a natural setting for implementation-oriented exchanges among policy leaders, maritime operators, shipyards, ports, banks, insurers and cable operators.
The dialogue responds to disruptions affecting shipping, supply chains, undersea infrastructure, crisis rerouting, data sharing, port surge capacity, energy resilience and connectivity resilience.
Open sea lanes & shipping
Ports, shipbuilding & repair
Undersea infrastructure
Financial connectivity
Thematic Pillars
A connected framework for maritime resilience.
International Cooperation on Maritime Governance and Operational Frameworks
Strengthening regional cooperation, information-sharing and coordinated operational responses to keep sea lanes open, secure and predictable.
Building Resilient Maritime Infrastructure and Industrial Capacity
Developing reliable ports, shipping networks, shipbuilding and repair capabilities, and undersea infrastructure to withstand disruptions and support trade continuity.
Financial Connectivity for Maritime Trade and Infrastructure
Strengthening regional payment systems, local-currency trade, cross-border capital flows and compliant financing mechanisms.
Objective
Shared prosperity through regional cooperation.
The Dialogues aim to strengthen regional economic cooperation by bringing together governments, industry leaders, financial institutions, multilateral organisations, academia and strategic experts.