♦ The third edition of the high-level virtual interaction MAHASAGAR was conducted by the Indian Navy on 5 November 2024. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi interacted with senior officials from Indian Ocean Region littorals - Bangladesh, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.

♦ The interaction theme was ‘Training Cooperation to Mitigate Common Maritime Security Challenges in IOR’. It highlights the present and necessary imperatives for training corporation towards mitigation of common maritime challenges in the Indian Ocean Region.

♦ Maritime Heads for Active Security And Growth for All in the Region (MAHASAGAR) is the Indian Navy’s flagship outreach for high-level virtual interaction between maritime heads for active security and growth for all in the region.