New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- India is seeking to strengthen its maritime infrastructure, shipping capacity and alternative trade corridors as geopolitical tensions, disruptions at critical chokepoints and shifting global trade patterns expose vulnerabilities in the international maritime system, government officials and industry leaders said at the opening of 'Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue 2026' in the national capital.

The third edition of the three-day dialogue, which started on Wednesday and is jointly hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), has brought together more than 1,200 ministers, policymakers, industry leaders and scholars from over 70 countries under the t...