Panaji
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba today said undermining the maritime disputes resolution mechanisms and muscle-flexing is resulting in a fragile security situation at many places.

He also said that to make mutually beneficial use of the seas, it would be ideal if the maritime environment was devoid of all types of threats.

He was addressing the inaugural function of the Goa Maritime Conclave which aims to address the maritime challenges in the region.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was also present on the occasion. “In order to make mutually beneficial use of the seas, it would be ideal if the maritime environment was devoid of all types of threats — traditional or non-traditional — both at sea and from the sea,” Admiral Lanba said.

This paradigm of maritime security is spread over a wide spectrum and involves safety and law enforcement in national maritime zones, and maintaining good order at sea, he said. “The maritime domain is witnessing increasing competition. In this environment, the traditional maritime security concerns primarily appear to rise out of certain trust deficit between countries,” he said.