South Africa’s International Minister Ronald Lamola, South Korea’s International Minister Cho Hyun, Mexico’s International Minister Juan Ramon de la Fuente, European Union Excessive Consultant for International Affairs and Safety Coverage Kaja Kallas, Japan’s International Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Italy’s International Minister Antonio Tajani, India’s International Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Brazil’s International Minister Mauro Vieira pose for a photograph on the G7 international ministers assembly, in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada, November 12, 2025.
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Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday mentioned Indo-Pacific cooperation and outlined India’s imaginative and prescient for a safe and resilient maritime area at a gathering of G7 international ministers in Canada that targeted on making certain protected and open waterways very important to world commerce and financial stability.
Jaishankar, in a social media submit, mentioned he attended the G7 International Ministers’ Assembly (FMM) Outreach Session on Maritime Safety and Prosperity, the place he underlined India’s method to maritime safety by way of its MAHASAGAR outlook, Indo-Pacific cooperation, and port-led growth initiatives.
He emphasised the necessity for “trusted and diversified maritime hyperlinks”, noting India’s efforts to improve its transport infrastructure and construct resilient commerce corridors.
The minister additionally known as for higher coordination to guard vital maritime and undersea infrastructure.
Jaishankar flagged issues over “maritime threats and financial crimes”, together with piracy, smuggling and IUU (unlawful, unreported and unregulated) fishing, stressing that these challenges require deeper worldwide collaboration.
Highlighting India’s position as a “first responder within the maritime area”, he mentioned New Delhi seeks to strengthen humanitarian help and catastrophe aid (HADR) partnerships within the Indo-Pacific by way of joint workout routines and logistics agreements.
He additionally underlined the significance of maritime commerce to nationwide and worldwide prosperity in a globalising world, and the “central position of resilient ports and safe waterways in securing our collective agenda”.
“UNCLOS have to be upheld,” Jaishankar mentioned, reaffirming India’s dedication to a rules-based maritime order.
The United Nations Conference on the Regulation of the Sea is a global treaty that establishes a authorized framework for all marine and maritime actions.
Jaishankar is in Niagara to attend an outreach session with the G7 accomplice nations.
Earlier, he met together with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan and mentioned bilateral ties, regional hotspots, connectivity and power.
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