“India Submits Anti-Piracy Proposals at the UN to Build Consensu: Antony”

NEW DELHI (PIB) --- The Defence Minister AK Antony has called for global efforts to uproot the threat of piracy.  Inaugurating the Annual National Maritime Foundation Conference here today, Antony said India has already submitted certain proposals at the United Nations.  “If ever there was a need for consensual and cooperative effort, it is in relation to piracy and India has put forward certain proposals at the United Nations.”

The Defence Minister pointed out that the Indian Navy has made significant contribution to the global anti-piracy efforts in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) since 2008.  “What is significant is that more than 85 percent of the ships escorted by the Indian Navy are of foreign flag.”   Antony said that the challenge of piracy is yet to be effectively quarantined.  “There is consensuses that while the pirates can be neutralized at sea, the real solution lies in addressing the root causes, which are complex and are actually located on land.”

The Defence Minister also voiced concern at the military presence of world’s major powers in the IOR despite the waters being far from their shores.  “Unlike the Atlantic and Pacific, few of the major powers are geographically contiguous to its waters and yet they have maintained a certain military presence and abiding politico-diplomatic interest in these waters,” Antony said.  “In the Indian Ocean Region, the net outcome is a constant turbulence of intense diplomatic activity and substantial military investments by the major powers,” he added.

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