Around 200 delegates from 20 nations will attend a three-day international conference on ‘India and the Indian Ocean: Renewing Maritime Trade and Civilisational Linkages’ to be held in bhubaneswar from on March 20.
Strengthening maritime security and trade in Indian Ocean Rim Association, a regional forum of countries bordering Indian Ocean, will be the focus of the conference to be inaugurated by foreign minister Sushma Swaraj.