New Delhi [ India On March 19 (ANI), General Yoshihide Yoshida, who serves as the Chief of Staff for the Joint Staff, was mentioned. Japan On Wednesday, the Self-Defense Forces underscored the intricate maritime challenges in the Indo-Pacific area, stressing the importance of safeguarding these sea routes.
At the Raisina Dialogue 2025 session with the theme "Navigating Deep Waters: Safeguarding Commerce Through Hazardous Areas," General Yoshida highlighted that the area can be segmented into distinct zones, each encountering specific challenges.
In discussions with ANI, General Yoshihide stated, "There are numerous threats within maritime areas. To illustrate, the Indo-Pacific zone is extensive and could be divided into several smaller regions."
He mentioned that every sub-region faces distinct threats and provided instances of these differences.
General Yoshida said, "The India The ocean faces competition for resources in the Pacific Islands within areas like law enforcement sectors including illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This leads to multiple challenges in the maritime region, with a shared concern being the protection of sea routes and underwater cables.
He emphasized that consequently, "The maritime realm is an extremely intricate sphere."
General Yoshida similarly stressed the significance of readiness for advanced combat scenarios, highlighting the intricacies involved in naval operations.
General Yoshida discussed the plans Japan To stay abreast of current circumstances, efforts such as increasing the defense budget to 2 percent of the GDP are being undertaken. By 2027, this target is expected to be achieved.
The discussion at the Raisina Dialogue 2025 centered around the theme "Navigating Dangerous Depths: Safeguarding Commerce Through Hazardous Areas." The conversation highlighted how risks posed by government and private entities are becoming more intertwined, as these groups often utilize comparable methods and approaches.
According to the website, the session focused on tackling this change, thereby raising crucial queries regarding the readiness of armed forces, the development of defense structures, and the modification of military strategies.
Raisina Dialogue, India The top geopolitical and geo-economic event organized by the Ministry of External Affairs commenced on March 17 for its 10th iteration and concluded today. (ANI)
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