The fifth East Asia Summit, EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation to be held in Kolkata on Nov 23,24

Kolkata: The fifth East Asia Summit, EAS Conference on Maritime Security Cooperation will be held in Kolkata on 23rd and 24th November. The event is being organized by India in partnership with Australia. 

Apart from the two governments, organizers include the ASEAN-India Centre at Research and Information System for Developing Countries in collaboration with the National Maritime Foundation of Australia and the Research Centre for East and North East Regional Studies, Kolkata. Union Government will be represented by Riva Ganguly



Das, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs.

During the conference, experts from both government and academia from the participating countries will deliberate upon various aspects of maritime security cooperation under four thematic sessions. These are Maritime Security, Resource and Information Sharing, Science and Technology Cooperation, and Pandemic and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management. The event will conclude with a panel discussion on the Way Forward.