Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi Highlights India's Vision of 'MAHASAGAR' at CII Annual Business Summit

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New Delhi, May 29, 2025 (ANI): At CII Annual Business Summit, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi highlighted India’s vision of 'MAHASAGAR.'He said, “...PM Modi made a clarion call of 'SAGAR' - Security and Growth for All in the Region. Building on this legacy, the vision has rightly elevated to 'MAHASAGAR' - Mutual and Holistic Advancement of Security and Growth Across Regions…India’s destiny lies in reclaiming our Oceanic opportunities…”

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00:00Today, India is once again realizing its rich maritime potential, and the apex-level vision

00:06and policymakers are aware, and their statements are reflective, of this broader maritime renaissance.

00:17Our Honorable Prime Minister, Srinya Narendra Modi, had made a clarion call of Sagar in 2015,

00:25security and growth for all in the region, and building on this legacy over the last 10 years,

00:32the vision has been rightly elevated to Mahasagar,

00:37our mutual and holistic advancement of security and growth across regions.

00:43This year, again in Mauritius.

00:47To my mind, this is reflective of India's growing stakes and steadfast conviction

00:54that our destiny as a nation lies in reclaiming our oceanic opportunities

01:00as the foundation of our future prosperity and global influence.

01:07As we look to become the third largest economy in the next few years,

01:13the seas will remain our engines for growth.

01:16I say this because amongst a plethora of data,

01:23I'll just quote two, 95% of India's trade by volume,

01:27and 88% of our energy comes from the seas.

01:32Rest, you can do your math.

01:33So India's economy is and will remain dependent upon the seas,

01:41and by colorily, our future prosperity will be driven by, at, and from the seas.

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