National Maritime Foundation (India)

🌊 Behind every session at #IPRD2026 was a team that made it happen.

To the entire NMF team: thank you. 🙏

For months, you planned, coordinated and prepared for these three days. Long hours. Early mornings. Countless details. Your hard work and dedication brought the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue to life at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi.

It showed in every session, every detail and every moment.

This was not just an event for you. It was a labour of love, built with care, pride and a shared belief in the Indo-Pacific conversation.

When the room filled and the dialogue began, it was your effort that made it possible. Thank you for the commitment, the patience and the heart you put into every part of it.

We are proud of you. Truly proud. ⚓

Here’s to the team that makes it all happen. 🌊

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🌊 The Valedictory Session of #IPRD2026 concluded with the Vote of Thanks.

Commodore Jai Bedi, Executive Director, National Maritime Foundation, delivered the Vote of Thanks. He emphasised the importance of every session held over the three days and reflected on the conference theme, “Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”.

He thanked the NMF team for their hard work and dedication in bringing the dialogue together. He also thanked the Indian Navy for hosting the conference and for its continued support.

With that, the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 drew to a close at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. 🙏

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🌊 At #IPRD2026, Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh, IAS, Defence Secretary, Government of India, delivered the Valedictory Address.

Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd), Former Chief of the Naval Staff and Incumbent Chairman, NMF, felicitated Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh.

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🌊 Professional Session 5 at #IPRD2026 looked at Transformative Maritime Technologies and Dual-Use Implications.

Moderator: Rear Admiral Guninder Singh Jawanda, IN (Retd), Former Director-General Weapons and Electronics Systems Engineering Establishment (WESEE), MoD; Founder and CEO, Mystic Works LLP, New Delhi.

Ms Dongyoun Cho, Senior Fellow for Advanced Technologies, National Security, and Defence, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) – Europe, Berlin, Germany, spoke on “AI and Quantum Technologies in the Maritime Domain: A Practical Framework for Indo-Pacific Cooperation”.

Dr (Ms) Eva Pejsova, Japan Chair, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Brussels School of Governance, Belgium, spoke on “Building EU-Indo-Pacific Cooperation Mechanisms for Responsible Governance of Dual-Use Maritime Technologies”.

Captain Mark Blaine, SAN (Retd), Lecturer and Researcher, Nautical Science, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA), Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, spoke on “A Cooperation Roadmap for Small and Medium Navies to Adapt Dual-Use Maritime Technologies”.

Commodore (Dr) Arun P Golaya, VSM, IN (Retd), Mentor Innovation, Chakra Dialogues Foundation; Visiting Faculty at SSIFS & SME/ Advisor to UPSC, spoke on “Operationalising Navy-to-Navy Cooperation for the Responsible Adoption of Dual-Use Maritime Technologies in the Indo-Pacific”.

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🌊 A landmark partnership was sealed at #IPRD2026.

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) and the Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa (SIGLA), Stellenbosch University, South Africa, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

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