7th Indian Ocean Conference
The 7th edition of the Indian Ocean Conference (IOC) was held in Perth, Australia during February 9-10, 2024.
- This conference was organized by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Government of Australia, along with the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore and the Perth-US Asia Centre in Australia.
- The theme of this conference was 'Towards a Stable and Sustainable Indian Ocean'.
- Representatives of 40 countries participated in this conference. India was represented by Foreign Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
- The serious issue of increasing militarization in the Indian Ocean region was underlined by the participating countries in the conference.