Following the success of the Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference (PFIOSC) in 2020, Phase II of the PFIOSC was held virtually on March 04, 2022. The conference was organised by Pathfinder Foundation and sponsored by the U.S. Government and the Government of Japan.
 

The conference started with the welcome address delivered by Secretary-General of PFIOSC, Ambassador (Retd.) Geetha de Silva. Afterwards, opening remarks were delivered by the two Co-Chairs of the conference, Ambassador (Retd.) Bernard Goonetilleke and Ambassador (Retd.) Shivshankar Menon. The conference was also attended by Government Officials from the US and Japan.
 

The conference comprised three sessions; each focused on a particular security issue in the Indian Ocean region. The first session discussed the exploratory options to establish a new security architecture in the Indian Ocean region. The contextual dynamics of Maritime Domain Awareness in the case of the Indian Ocean was elaborated in the second season. The third session was focused on the conceptual aspects of Confidence-building measures (CBMs) and their applicability in the region. Research Officers from BIMRAD participated in the online session.