BIMSTEC participated at 3rd Maritime Information Sharing Workshop (MISW-25), hosted by the Information Fusion Centre - Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) in Gurugram, India, from 3-5 November 2025, which brought together over 50 participants from 30 countries, including representatives from Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and the Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment (DCoC/JA), to enhance real-time coordination, interoperability and maritime information sharing across the Indian Ocean Region.

Discussions focused on evolving maritime challenges, the role of information networks and the growing importance of technology-driven cooperation. The Workshop also featured a Table-Top Exercise using indigenously developed Maritime Analytical Tool for Regional Awareness (MANTRA) platform, where participants practiced coordinated responses to simulated maritime incidents such as piracy, illicit trafficking, irregular migration and distress-at-sea incidents.

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