Indian Navy to host the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue at the Manekshaw Centre with experts from 18 countries

23 October 2026

The Indian Navy announced that it will conduct the Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2026 from 3 to 5 November 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi. The National Maritime Foundation is the Navy's knowledge partner and the principal organiser of the conference. The theme of the 2026 edition is Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. Practitioners, scientists, academics, policymakers and experts from 18 countries across the Indo-Pacific will take part. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will deliver the Commemorative Address on the second day, and Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh will give a special address in a second ministerial session the same day.