MEA to Host 11th Delhi Dialogue & 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue in New Delhi on December 13-14, 2019

MEA to Host 11th Delhi Dialogue & 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue in New Delhi on December 13-14, 2019

• The Ministry of External Affairs will host the 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue and Delhi Dialogue XI at the Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi on December 13 and 14, 2019.
• The 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue takes place on December 13 on the theme “Indo-Pacific: Re-imagining the Indian Ocean through an Expanded Geography”.
• Delhi Dialogue XI will start on the evening of December 13, and will continue till the evening of December 14 on the theme for this year’s Delhi Dialogue is “Advancing Partnership in Indo-Pacific”.
• It is for the first time that the two Track 1.5 dialogues will be held consecutively and on similar Indo-Pacific themes.
• The two events will intersect in the evening of December 13 in a joint Ministerial session.
• These two events are key elements of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), and the India-ASEAN calendars respectively.