Navy chief admiral DK Tripathi (PTI image)

NEW DELHI: Top Navy commanders have carried out a comprehensive review of the maritime security framework and implications of the West Asia crisis in context of safeguarding India’s energy security.In his address at the Commanders’ Conference that began here on Tuesday, Navy chief admiral DK Tripathi said there are various aspects that have caused the maritime security environment to reach an inflection point – where concurrent conflicts, increasing adversary capabilities, erosion of institutions, and reduced acquisition costs for non-state actors are converging to create a highly-contested space for the Indian Navy on a day-to-day basis.He also linked West Asia disruptions to maritime traffic, calling it “a reminder that security is interconnected, persistent and unforgiving – where distance from conflict does not equate to distance from its consequences”.The Admiral spoke of the global power dynamic, noting that “in a span of five years, we have moved from a competition continuum to a conflict continuum”. He highlighted the salient impacts of the ongoing conflict, both economic and military, as well as the visible shaping of conflict perception through narrative warfare and not just operational outcomes alone.The commanders also deliberated on issues pertaining to jointness, capability enhancement, maintenance and refits, multi-domain safety practices, training, foreign cooperation and indigenisation. It is learnt they also discussed naval deployments to safeguard India’s energy security amidst the West Asia conflict.