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Sagarmanthan 2026 Opens as India Charts the Course for a Trusted, Rules-Based Global Maritime Order
The 3rd edition of Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue, organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) in partnership with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), opened here today. The Dialogue opened with a message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for a free, open, secure and rules-based maritime order.
Building on the Prime Minister's vision, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal set out a global maritime order built on trust, shared prosperity and partnership, with India as a guide and anchor for nations navigating profound change.
In his message to the Dialogue, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recalled that in Indian tradition the churning of the ocean is associated with the discovery of new possibilities. He traced India's maritime heritage from Lothal to the Cholas and the naval vision of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, and reaffirmed India's vision of a free, open, secure and rules-based maritime order.
"The oceans do not separate us, they connect us, because what happens in one part of the world can have an impact far beyond its shores," the Prime Minister said, underlining why dialogue and global cooperation matter more than ever. The first day of Sagarmanthan brought together ministers from different countries, naval leadership, port authorities, shipbuilders, financiers and multilateral institutions from five continents. Delegations and experts from Australia, Belgium, Bhutan, the European Union, France, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the UAE, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Egypt, Seychelles, Ecuador and others joined the OECD, UN Trade and Development, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the African Union in a single conversation on the future of
the oceans.
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