New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- The Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue 2025 (IPRD 2025) opened today at the Manekshaw Centre in Delhi, an official statement said.

Focusing on the theme of 'Promoting Holistic Maritime Security and Growth: Regional Capacity-Building and Capability-Enhancement', the IPRD 2025 is the seventh successive edition of the Indian Navy's apex-level international strategic outreach that brings together leaders, policymakers, practitioners, diplomats, the academia, and maritime experts from across the Indo-Pacific and beyond to address pressing issues in the vast expanse of the predominantly maritime Indo-Pacific.

The event began with an 'Inaugural Address' by Admiral Karambir Singh, former Chief of the Naval Staff, in which he n...