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V Muraleedharan highlighted IORA's "importance as a platform for regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region and the wider Indo-Pacific".
India sees the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) playing an important role in the Indo-Pacific.
New Delhi: India sees the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) playing an important role in the Indo-Pacific, with Minister of State (MOS) in the Ministry of External Affairs V Muraleedharan highlighting its "importance as a platform for regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region and the wider Indo-Pacific".
His comments come even as India, along with countries like Australia, Japan, the US, UK, Germany are focusing on the concept. ASEAN came up with its outlook on Indo-Pacific in 2019.