Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
Indian Ocean region maritime meetings
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History
The symposium was first held in 2008 with India as host. The chairmanship and location of the Symposium rotates between the various member states. Each term of chairmanship is two years.
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Role
IONS is a security construct for the Indian Ocean region which is similar to the Western Pacific Naval Symposium. It is a voluntary initiative among the navies and maritime security agencies of the member nations. In addition to the symposiums, numerous other activities like workshops, essay competitions and lectures are also held under the umbrella of the organization.
Members and observers
The 25 member nations of the IONS are grouped into four sub-regions.
Members
Observers
There are nine states with observer status
List of symposiums
The 7th edition of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium was held at Réunion, France. But during that, it was agreed upon to conduct the extant conclave of Chiefs in Paris. Eventually, in November 2021 the conclave was concluded in Paris, France.
The ninth edition of IONS Conclave of Chiefs hosted in Visakhapatnam, simultaneously with the International Fleet Review 2026 and exercise MILAN 2026, had Chiefs of Navies and Heads of Maritime Security Agencies from 33 countries. During the conclave, the Philippines joined as an observer while Oman joined the IONS Working Group on HADR.