IORA: Is cooperation possible without peace View(s):The IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association) formed in 1997 by India and South Africa meets next week under the chairmanship of Sri Lanka at a time when the seas are simmering with geopolitical undercurrents. This was taken further at the Lusaka summit in 1970 calling for the Indian Ocean to be a zone of peace. 2832 declaring the Indian Ocean a Zone of Peace. Its interpretation of marine security is more about security cooperation like in human trafficking at sea, piracy and IUU (Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated) fishing. The stability of the Indian Ocean is crucial to world peace and its economy.

Source: Sunday Times October 08, 2023 03:16 UTC