INDIAN NAVY

THE DIPLOMATIC ROLE

Naval Diplomacy entails the use of naval forces in support of foreign policy objectives to build ‘bridges of friendship’ and strengthen international cooperation on the one hand, and to signal capability and intent to deter potential adversaries on the other. The larger purpose of the navy’s diplomatic role is to favorably shape the maritime environment in the furtherance of national interests, in consonance with the foreign policy and national security objectives. Navies inherently lean towards performing a diplomatic role on account of two characteristics. The first is their status as comprehensive instruments of a country’s sovereign power, whereupon their very presence in or off a certain area signals the nation’s political intent and commitment to pursue national interests in that region. Hence, their presence or absence can be calibrated to send a political message to potential friends and foes alike. The second characteristic facilitating the navy’s diplomatic role is in the very attributes of maritime forces, including access, mobility, sustenance, reach, flexibility and versatility. These combine to offer a variety of tools for furthering national interests and pursuing foreign policy goals. Naval forces can be readily deployed, can perform multiple roles and tasks that can be calibrated in visibility and intensity as per requirements, and can just as easily and rapidly be withdrawn, to send a countersignal.

OBJECTIVES

> Strengthen Political relations and goodwill
> Strengthen defense relations with friendly states
> Portray credible defense posture and capability
> Strengthen maritime security in IOR
> Promote regional and global stability

MISSIONS

> Constructive maritime engagement
> Maritime assistance and support
> Presence
> Peace support ops

TASKS

Overseas deployments
> Flag showing/Port visits
> Hosting foreign warship visits
> Technical and logistics assistance
> Foreign training
> Maritime Patrols
> Bilateral/ Multilateral Exercises
> OOAC tasks
> Non Combant Evacuation Ops (NEO)
> Peace enforcement, peace making, peace keeping and peace building
> Activities under the IONS program

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