CONTENTS: Foreword, Editor's Note, List of Contributors, List of Abbreviations, 1. The Indian Ocean: Theatre of Destiny in the 21st Century-Rear Admiral K Raja Menon (Retd), 2. India and the Sea: A Civilisational Maritime Legacy-Saudiptendu Ray, 3. The Outreach of India's Maritime Heritage-Raghvendra Singh, 4. India's Evolving Approach to Maritime Governance: Balancing Security, Prosperity and Sustainability-Commodore Abhay Kumar Singh (Retd), 5. Reframing India's Maritime Vision: Aligning MAHASAGAR with Regional Architectures in the Indian Ocean-Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd), 6. Operationalising India's Maritime Resurgence through MAHASAGAR-Captain Anurag Bisen (Retd), 7. Maritime Security Initiatives by IORA, IONS, IPOI and BIMSTEC: Need for Synergy-Vice Admiral A K Chawla (Retd), 8. Integrating Extra Regional Powers in Shaping Indian Ocean Security-Commodore Anil Jai Singh (Retd), 9. Charting India's Maritime Security Path in the Labyrinth of the IOR-Captain Sarbjeet Singh Parmar (Retd), 10. Collaborative Maritime ISR Framework for Iora-Prof Sudhir Saxena, 11. India and Indian Ocean: Importance and Vulnerabilities of Undersea Cables-Dr Neha Kumar, 12. Translating India's Maritime Trade Strategy for the Indian Ocean Region: Addressing Yulnerabilities and Building Resilience-Dr Richa Srimal and Dr Shishir Shrotriya, 13. Global Models Addressing IUU Fishing and Their Applicability in the Indian Ocean Region for Sustainable Fishing-Dr Pooja Bhatt, 14. India's Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Cooperation: Focus on Africa in the Indian Ocean Region-Ruchita Beri, 15. Cyber-Physical Threats at Sea: Rethinking UNCLOS and Maritime Accountability-Dr Sanjeet Ruhal, 16. Deep Ocean Exploration and Science Based Cooperation with Indian Ocean Rim Countries-Dr Rasik Ravindra, 17. Environmental Attributes of the Indian Ocean: Opportunities for Strengthening Regional Cooperation-Dr K Kathiresan and Dr J R Bhatt, Index.