UPSC :- Paper Notice and syllabus : Competitive Book :- Important Project :- Purvanchal University Book : Youtube Class Note :
1. Why in News?
* The Indian Nevy's Information Fusion Center-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) may play role in a Quad initiative against illegal fishing.
2. Key Highlights :-
A). The initiative by the QUAD group will create a tracking system for illegal unregulated and unreported fishing (IUUF) in the Indo-Pacific region.
B) As per International security experts, Chinese fishing practices presented a truly unique and dire threat.
* This is due the fact that China Boasts the world's largest fishing fleet.
* It uses this fleet to devastating effect to meet its population's huge demand for protein.
* It also provides generous subsidies for vessels that can harvest staggering amounts of catch in a single voyage.
3. About Information Fusion Center-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR):-
A) It was launched in December 2018, at Information Management and Analysis center (IMAC), Gurugram.
B) It was established for regional collaboration on maritime security issues, including :
* Maritime terrorism ,
* Illegal unregulated and unreported fishing (IUUF) ,
* Piracy, armed robbery on the high seas, and
* Human and contraband trafficking.
C) This fusion center has information sharing links with 50 nations and multinational / maritime centers.
D) Aims:-
A) Strengthening maritime security in the region and beyond,
B) Building a common coherent maritime situation picture and
C) Acting as a maritime security information hub for the region.
E) The center was established as part of the government's SAGAR framework for maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region.
F) It hosts international liaison officers form partner countries.
G) Vision 'SAGAR' :-
A) SAGAR stands for 'Security and Growth for All in the Region'.
B) It was launched in 2015.
C) It is Indian's strategic vision for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
D) Through SAGAR, India seeks to deepen economic and security cooperation with its maritime neighbours.
E) It also assists in building their maritime security capabilities.
F) It ensures the Indian Ocean Region to become inclusive, collaborative and respect international law.
G) The key relevance of SAGAR emerges when seen in conjunction with India's other polices impacting the maritime domain like -
1. Act East Policy,
2. Project Sagarmala,
3. Project Mausam,
4. India as 'net security Provider',
5. Focus on the Blue Economy
etc.
Question :- The 'Tokyo' , recently in the news, is associated with which of the following ?
1. QUAD Initiative
2. SWIFT System
3. Conference on Health & Climate Change
4. None of the above
Ans :- D
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