STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: The Department of National Security Studies, Central University of Jammu organised a lecture on ‘India’s Maritime Security: Issues and Concerns’ at the University main campus in Bagala, Samba on Friday. The lecture was delivered by Professor S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni, Head, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras.
Prof Mallika Joseph, introducing the speaker, highlighted the importance of maritime security in India’s strategic outlook. Quoting the popular adage whoever controls the Indian Ocean controls the world, she spoke of the empires in their attempt to conquer the Indian Ocean and thereby gain global dominance.
Prof Uttam Kumar commenced his presentation expressing the strategic significance of maritime security. He defined the objectives of India’s maritime strategy in detail and explained how oceans play a major role in contributing to a nation’s prosperity. The primary and secondary interests of maritime problems were well discussed by bringing out the value of choke points in the sea.
He described the strength of the Indian Navy and how it plays an important role for state policy, military and diplomatic mission and India’s national security.
The lecture was followed by a lively interaction between the speaker and audience.
