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

The correct answer is 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. Those sessions deal with academic networks and human capital development, maritime situational awareness and the protection of critical maritime infrastructure, oceanographic science and climate resilience, collaborative approaches to ocean governance and maritime resilience, and transformative maritime technologies with their dual-use implications. Option A understates both figures. Option C overstates the number of countries and borrows the figure seven, which actually belongs to the interconnected maritime lines of thrust of the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative rather than to the sessions of this conference. Option D keeps the right country count but again substitutes seven for the session count, making the same mistake. Remember three numbers for this event: three days, five sessions, 18 countries, and keep seven for the lines of thrust of the initiative.