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At which summit did Prime Minister Narendra Modi announce the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative?

  1. A.The 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok
  2. B.The 14th G20 Summit in Osaka
  3. C.The 13th East Asia Summit in Singapore
  4. D.The 15th East Asia Summit in Hanoi

Correct answer

A. The 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok

Explanation

The correct answer is the 14th East Asia Summit in Bangkok, where the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative was announced in November 2019. The initiative sets out seven interconnected maritime lines of thrust, and successive editions of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue have taken up selected dimensions of those lines of thrust. In the frame of India's maritime vision of MAHASAGAR, which stands for Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions, the dialogue works to turn the broad cooperation framework of the initiative into specific proposals that can be acted upon. Option B moves the announcement to a different grouping altogether and to the wrong city, so it cannot be right. Option C gives the correct summit series but the wrong edition number and the wrong host city, a common trap since candidates often remember the forum and forget the edition. Option D similarly shifts the edition number forward and names a different venue. The safest way to hold this fact is as a set: the initiative, the 14th East Asia Summit, Bangkok, and the seven lines of thrust.

Read the full article: Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 to Be Held in New Delhi

Practice Questions

Q1.DefenceMedium

What is the theme of the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 to be held by the Indian Navy?

  1. A.Maritime Security and Blue Economy
  2. B.Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
  3. C.Collaborative Approaches to Ocean Governance
  4. D.Powering the Global South
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Correct answer: B. Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

The Indian Navy will hold the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi from 3 to 5 November 2026 on this theme, with the National Maritime Foundation as the principal organiser, and experts from 18 countries of the region taking part.

Q2.DefenceMedium

How many countries will send experts to the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026, and how many thematic sessions does it have?

  1. A.12 countries and three sessions
  2. B.18 countries and five sessions
  3. C.25 countries and seven sessions
  4. D.18 countries and seven sessions
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Correct answer: B. 18 countries and five sessions

Maritime practitioners, scientists, academicians, policymakers and experts from 18 countries across the Indo-Pacific will contribute to the dialogue, and the conference has five professional thematic sessions spread over its three days.

Q3.DefenceHard

The trainees of the Indian Navy's First Training Squadron visited which training centre during the Maldives port call?

  1. A.Girifushi Training Centre
  2. B.Hulhumale Naval Academy
  3. C.Addu Maritime Training School
  4. D.Kadhdhoo Defence Institute
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Correct answer: A. Girifushi Training Centre

As part of the training exchanges arranged during the port call, trainees of the First Training Squadron visited this centre, while the Senior Officer of the squadron called on the Chief of Defence Force of the Maldives National Defence Force, on the Commandant of the MNDF Coast Guard and on…

Q4.DefenceMedium

MAHASAGAR, the vision mentioned in connection with the First Training Squadron's visit to the Maldives, stands for which of the following?

  1. A.Maritime Alliance for Harmony, Security and Growth Across Regions
  2. B.Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
  3. C.Mission for Advancement of Shared Growth and Regional Security
  4. D.Maritime Highway for Safety, Growth and Regional Stability
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Correct answer: B. Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions

The Ministry of Defence used exactly this expansion while placing the squadron's Maldives port call within India's maritime outreach, saying the visit underscored growing maritime cooperation between the two countries.