Pariksha SaathiIndian Navy to host Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 in New Delhi on 3-5 November on 'Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific'
The Indian Navy will hold the 2026 edition of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD-2026), its annual apex-level international strategic dialogue, in New Delhi from 3 to 5 November 2026, with the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), its knowledge partner, as principal organiser. The theme is 'Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific', with five thematic sessions over three days and practitioners, scientists and experts from 18 countries; Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh is to deliver the Commemorative Address on the first day. Successive editions of the dialogue have examined selected dimensions of the seven maritime lines of thrust of the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced at the 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok in November 2019.
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Learning context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) at the East Asia Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, on 4 November 2019. An open global initiative that draws on existing regional cooperation mechanisms, it focuses on seven pillars: Maritime Security; Maritime Ecology; Maritime Resources; Capacity Building and Resource Sharing; Disaster Risk Reduction and Management; Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation; and Trade Connectivity and Maritime Transport. This year's dialogue theme is thus one of the IPOI's own pillars.
Reference: Ministry of External Affairs, 'Indo-Pacific Division Briefs', February 2020
Check yourself: when and where was the IPOI launched, and which of its seven pillars is IPRD-2026's theme?
At the East Asia Summit in Bangkok, on 4 November 2019; Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation.
Revision task: from this release, note the dates, venue, organiser, theme, number of sessions and of countries, and who gives the Commemorative Address; from the note, the IPOI's launch date and place and its seven pillars.
Test yourself
What is the theme of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 (IPRD-2026), to be held in New Delhi on 3-5 November 2026?
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Answer: Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
IPRD-2026, organised by the Indian Navy with the National Maritime Foundation, is centred on 'Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific', with five thematic sessions and experts from 18 countries.
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