Goa Maritime Symposium 2022

Current Context: The 4th edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) will be conducted by the Naval War College (NWC) in Goa.

• The two-day Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) will be conducted from 31 October to 01 November 2022.
• The theme of GMS-2022 is, “Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region: Converting Common Maritime Priorities into Collaborative Mitigation Frameworks”.
• Besides India, the following countries will take part in the symposium:

1. Bangladesh
2. Comoros
3. Indonesia
4. Madagascar
5. Malaysia
6. Maldives
7. Mauritius
8. Myanmar
9. Seychelles
10. Singapore
11. Sri Lanka
12. Thailand

• GMS is a biennial symposium that was conceptualized by the Indian Navy in 2016.
• The primary objective of GMS is to foster cooperation and mutual understanding between India and its key maritime partner nations in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).

Question:

Q.1 The ___ edition of the Goa Maritime Symposium (GMS) will be conducted by the Naval War College (NWC) in Goa.
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 3rd
d. 4th