Objective of the Dialogue:

　

 For Japan, who is a trading nation, securing the Sea Lines of Communication is the prioritized national interests. Under the present national policy, it is stipulated that the security of the SLOC further than 1,000 miles is relied upon the United States or the coastal states to ensure. For Japan, therefore, of course relations with the United States, it is an urgent subject to hold closer relationship between the coastal states. No bilateral dialogue on the ocean security has so far been grappled with in such a point of view as above. It must be important to promote the dialogue flexibly at private level.

 Considering the transport of crude oil from the Middle - Near East as a main issue, for instance, an essential subject is the security of SLOC in the Indian Ocean together with Malacca Strait. In addition, there exists a problem of ocean security of some anti-measures to have to be taken for pirating. Even in that regard, the role of India for the security of SLOC in the Indian Ocean is tremendous. Therefore, in order to make it a start to promote a substantial dialogue at the peoples' level, the Ship and Ocean Foundation has determined to host an international conference with the issue of ocean security as a project of dialogue of private sector between Japan and India, thereby aiming at contributing to ensured security of Japan's transport through the oceans.