Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region
2022 MAY 23
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Security > Miscellaneous > Maritime security
Why in news?
- The Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) may play a key role in a Quad initiative against illegal fishing
More about the news:
- Quad nations are reported to be getting ready to unveil a maritime surveillance initiative to protect exclusive economic zones in the Indo-Pacific against environmental damage.
- The aim is to push back especially against massive and reckless deepwater fishing by Chinese trawlers in the region.
- Chinese trawler fleets are seen as responsible for most of the illegal unregulated and unreported fishing (IUUF) in the Indo-Pacific region.
About IFC –IOR:
- The IFC-IOR was set up in 2018 to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional repository of maritime data.
- It presently has linkages with more than 50 partner countries and multi-national agencies across the globe.
- It is located in Gurugram, India.
- The centre was established as part of the government’s SAGAR (Security and Growth For All in the Region) framework for maritime co-operation in the Indian Ocean region.
- It hosts international liaison officers from partner countries, which include both India’s immediate neighbours in the Indian Ocean region and from further afield.
PRACTICE QUESTION
With reference to ‘Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region’, consider the following statements:
1. It aims to coordinate with regional countries on maritime issues and act as a regional repository of maritime data
2. It is located in Gurugram
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer