India starts sharing maritime data

Why is it in news?
  • The Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC­IOR) set up last year has started functioning as an information sharing hub of maritime data and “cuing incident responses” to maritime security situations through a collaborative approach.
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  • At the just concluded Goa Maritime Conclave (GMC),National Security Adviser Ajit Doval had offered countries in the IOR use of the facility to track movement of vessels on the high seas.
  • The major centres with which regular exchange of maritime security information is being undertaken include Virtual Regional Maritime Traffic Centre (VRMTC), Maritime Security Centre - Horn of Africa(MSCHOA), Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery (ReCAAP), Information Fusion Centre-Singapore (IFC-SG), and International Maritime Bureau - Piracy Reporting Centre (IMB PRC).
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 7th Oct 2019
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