People, Economy & Nature – Coastal Management in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework
Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Director and Founder of MRC, Pune
Key Highlights
- The IOR faces a unique situation, where there are several inherent strengths, however the weaknesses far outweigh the strengths to ensure poor governance.
- The complete surrender to Western know-how and technology has caused extensive manipulation by these entities to deprive us of our legitimate growth potential on natural resources.
- The UDA framework has been translated into a pilot project namely “100 Coastal Warriors”, that will demonstrate the relevance of this concept with significant scientific temper but rooted in Indigenous knowledge and practices.
- The SAGAR vision envisages a leadership role for India in the IOR, and the UDA framework-driven digital transformation will be the most effective and efficient diplomatic tool for India in the region and beyond.
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR), has become the global center of gravity, geopolitically and geo-strategically. Every global power wants to maintain its strategic presence in the region to ensure its dominance in the global power play. The extra-regional powers have a peculiar way of ensuring their dominance in any region. They disrupt the local governance mechanism and meddle in domestic politics to ensure complete surrender by all arms of the governance mechanism. This cripples the capacity and capability of the governance mechanism to deliver any service for the growth and prosperity of the nation.
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Dr. (Cdr.) Arnab Das
Director and Founder of MRC, Pune
Dr Das is an ex Naval officer with 2 decades of active services and PhD holder from IIT Delhi with specialization in Underwater Acoustics. He has worked on several projects and has a plethora of publications to his credit.