Key Determinants for Shaping the Maritime Security Strategy

The key determinants for shaping the maritime security strategy cover broader maritime strategic imperatives and more specific maritime security drivers. These are, both, important influences in shaping the overall strategy, and also govern the determination of India’s areas of maritime interest.

The revised strategy has, accorded increased focus on the following:

• The safety and security of seaborne trade and energy routes, especially in the IOR, considering their effect on global economies and India’s national interests.
• The importance of maintaining freedom of navigation and strengthening the international legal regime at sea, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), for all-round benefit.
• The considerable scope and value in undertaking cooperation and coordination between various navies, to counter common threats at sea.