Deputy NSAs of Indian Ocean Region states to meet in Kochi on Thursday

The sixth deputy national security advisor-level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave comprising India-Sri Lanka-Maldives-Mauritius to address security challenges in the Southern & Western Indian Ocean Region will be held in Kochi on Thursday.

There are two observers - Bangladesh and Seychelles. The secretariat of the Conclave is located in Colombo.

The Conclave started as a trilateral maritime cooperation mechanism among India, Maldives and Sri Lanka in 2011. The Conclave's mandate, over the years, has spread to issues of mutual interest, according to a communication. The membership of the group was enlarged in March 2022 to include Mauritius, said a communication.


The pillars of cooperation among the countries in the Conclave are maritime safety and security, countering terrorism and radicalisation, combating trafficking and organised crime, cyber security, protection of critical infrastructure and technology and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

The meeting in Kochi will discuss the way forward and implementation of the 2022-23 roadmap for cooperation and activities, according to the communication.