{"id":39010,"date":"2018-12-17T18:27:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T12:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=39010"},"modified":"2018-12-17T18:27:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T12:57:22","slug":"navy-to-helm-centre-on-maritime-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/navy-to-helm-centre-on-maritime-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy to helm centre on maritime security"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/navy-to-helm-centre-on-maritime-security\/article25758522.ece\">Navy to helm centre on maritime security<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Navy to inaugurate the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Need of such Agreements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Such multilateral agreements are necessitated due to the large traffic in the Indian Ocean which cannot be entirely monitored by any one nation.<\/li>\n<li>To contain growing influence of China in Indian ocean.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About IFC-IOR<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The IFC has been established at the Navy\u2019s Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) in Gurugram<\/li>\n<li>A single point centre linking all the coastal radar chains to generate a seamless real-time picture of the nearly 7,500-km coastline.<\/li>\n<li>Through this Centre, information on \u201cwhite shipping\u201d, or commercial shipping, will be exchanged with countries in the region to improve maritime domain awareness in the Indian Ocean.<\/li>\n<li>Though the proposed fusion centre is independent of IONS, it will have members from IONS and Indian Ocean Littoral states<\/li>\n<li>With the launch of the IFC, involved nation now have the option of positioning liaison officers at the IFC.<\/li>\n<li>Due to lack of Infrastructure presently, information exchange at the Centre would be initially undertaken by virtual means, telephone calls, faxes, e-mails and video conferencing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Significance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will help in <strong>strengthening maritime security<\/strong> in the region and beyond and help India to overcome growing Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean<\/li>\n<li>IFR-IRO would ensure that the entire region is benefited by mutual collaboration and exchange of information and understanding the concerns and threats which are prevalent in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IONS &#8211; <\/strong>IONS is a multilateral platform launched in 2008, consisting of navies across the Indian Ocean rim, that deliberates on issues of security and humanitarian need with the intention of facilitating cooperation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NC3I Network<\/strong> &#8211; National Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence Network is a joint initiative of Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Bharat Electronics Ltd to improve coastal surveillance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trans Regional Maritime Network (T-RMN) <\/strong>India has signed the ascension agreement to the T-RMN which facilitates information exchange on the movement of commercial traffic on the high seas. The multilateral agreement comprises of 30 countries and is steered by Italy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Navy to helm centre on maritime security News: The Navy to inaugurate the Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Facts: Need of such Agreements: Such multilateral agreements are necessitated due to the large traffic in the Indian Ocean which cannot be entirely monitored by any one nation. 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