Top Navy commanders to review maritime security challenges at key meeting

Top commanders of the Indian Navy will carry out a comprehensive review of India's maritime security challenges, including China's growing forays into the Indian Ocean, at a four-day conclave beginning Tuesday.

The commanders are also likely to deliberate on the overall situation in the Red Sea and adjoining areas that witnessed a series of attacks by Houthi militants on cargo vessels till a few weeks back.

The conference would witness comprehensive review of the operational preparedness, discussions on the Navy's capability enhancement plan, promoting national vision of indigenisation and realising combat effectiveness of Naval forces, officials said.

The ambitious theaterisation plan of the government is also set to figure prominently during the deliberations.

The naval commanders conference is the apex level biannual event that facilitates deliberations on significant strategic, operational and administrative issues.

Being held against the backdrop of evolving geo-political and