8th Indian Ocean Conference

About the Conference

The Indian Ocean Conference was started by India Foundation in 2016 at Singapore, with participation from 30 countries. In the last 8 years, the Conference has emerged as the flagship consultative forum for countries in the region over regional affairs. The Conference endeavours to bring critical states and principal maritime partners of the region together on a common platform to deliberate upon the prospects of regional cooperation for Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR).

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Organising Committee

Presidium

S. Jaishankar

S. Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister, India
Vivian Balakrishnan

Vivian Balakrishnan

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi

Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi

Foreign Minister, Oman

Members

Shri Suresh Prabhu

Shri Suresh Prabhu

Former Minister, Government of India
Shri Jaideep Mazumdar

Shri Jaideep Mazumdar

Secretary (East), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India
Shri M J Akbar

Shri M J Akbar

Former Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India
Amb J S Mukul

Amb J S Mukul

Former Ambassador, Government of India
Amb Ruchira Kamboj

Amb Ruchira Kamboj

Former Ambassador, Government of India
Amb Ong Keng Yong

Amb Ong Keng Yong

Executive Deputy Chairman, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore
Dr Ram Madhav

Dr Ram Madhav

President, India Foundation, India
Sheikh. Humaid Al Maani

Sheikh. Humaid Al Maani

Head of Global Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oman
Vice Adm Shekhar Sinha

Vice Adm Shekhar Sinha

Chairman, Board of Trustees, India Foundation, India
Shri Shaurya Doval

Shri Shaurya Doval

Member, Governing Council, India Foundation
Dr Fonteh Akum

Dr Fonteh Akum

Executive Director, Institue for Security Studies, South Africa
Dr Rupa Vasudevan

Dr Rupa Vasudevan

Chancellor, BEST Innovation University, India

Organising Secretary

Alok Bansal

Alok Bansal

Director, India Foundation, India

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