NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India will host a Global Maritime Summit in April to discuss peace and cooperation of ocean navigation.
Speaking as the chief guest at the International City Parade held in Visakhapatnam in the southern Indian state Andhra Pradesh,  Modi said one should cooperate and not compete on freedom of navigation.
“Our approach is evident in our vision of Sagar, which means ocean, and stands for security and growth for all in the region,” said Modi.
“Navies and maritime agencies of the world need to work together and engineer virtuous cycles of cooperation.”
He also said given the scale and complexity of modern day challenges, international maritime stability cannot be the preserve of a single nation.
“Threat of sea-borne terror, of which India has been a direct victim, continues to endanger the regional and global peace and stability,” he said.
He welcomed the participation by some 50 nations’ navies in the parade, saying “your participation is a message of cooperation and friendship that we deeply cherish”.(Xinhua)