Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced the commencement of the 6th East Asia Summit (EAS) conference on Maritime Security Cooperation in Mumbai.

Co-chaired by India, Australia and Indonesia and organized in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), the conference aims to promote cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Secretary (East) Jaideep Majumdar inaugurated the conference on Thursday, emphasizing its important role in taking forward the EAS action plan. Government officials, along with experts from leading think tanks and academia from EAS participating countries, convened for a series of thematic sessions focused on enhancing maritime security.

The MEA spokesperson said, "The objective of the conference is to promote cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and support the implementation of the EAS Action Plan. The EAS will bring together government officials from participating countries and experts from think tanks and academia related to maritime security. "Deliberating on six thematic sessions." Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.