Dates: Feb 16 – 17, 2025
Venue: Muscat, Oman
Theme: Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership
About the Conference
The Indian Ocean Conference was started by India Foundation in 2016 at Singapore, with participation from 30 countries. In the last 8 years, the Conference has emerged as the flagship consultative forum for countries in the region over regional affairs. The Conference endeavours to bring critical states and principal maritime partners of the region together on a common platform to deliberate upon the prospects of regional cooperation for Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR).
The 7th edition of the Conference was organised by India Foundation in association with the Foreign Ministries of India and Australia and partner organisation from Singapore on February 9-10, 2024, in Perth, Australia. Over a span of two days, the Conference was addressed by 50 speakers and attended by over 300 delegates from 40 countries and multilateral organisations. The Speakers comprised of a President and 18 Ministers from 17 countries, and 4 Heads of multilateral organisations among other diplomats, domain experts and academics.
India Foundation, in association with Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oman and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies is pleased to announce the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC 2025), scheduled to be held on February 16-17, 2025, in Muscat, Oman.