India, US meet on maritime diplomacy

While economic diplomacy between India and the United States (US) in the main has been deadlocked owing to the tariff issue, India's maritime regulator, the Directorate General of Shipping, on Thursday met a high-level US delegation of officials to advance talks on maritime coordination and diplomacy.

- DHRUVAKSH SAHA

"The discussions were focused on sustainability and green shipping and also maritime security. The two countries work together in the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) and Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (SHADE) in terms of maritime security, and also for green shipping collaboration. The delegation met to discuss those," said a senior government official.

The meeting of the delegation was chaired by Shyam Jagannathan, director general (DG), shipping, and attended by senior officials.

Strengthening maritime safety protocols, enhancing maritime domain awareness in the Arabian Sea, collaborative measures to address illegal maritime activities, and green shipping were discussed, according to the directorate.