The maritime security domain requires collective multilateral and regional cooperation to combat non-traditional threats. Discuss in the context of threats in the Western Indian ocean and the recent amendments in the Djibouti Code of Conduct. (200 W)

Mentor’s Comment: Maritime security is a big concern for a sovereign country like India. Here the introduction should mention about the concept of maritime security and threats in the Western Indian Ocean such as piracy, illegal migration, illegal fishing, smuggling of arms, narcotics and the big concern is terrorism and ethnic conflict in Syria, Yemen … Continue reading The maritime security domain requires collective multilateral and regional cooperation to combat non-traditional threats. Discuss in the context of threats in the Western Indian ocean and the recent amendments in the Djibouti Code of Conduct. (200 W)