Amit Shah inaugurates India Maritime Week 2025 at NESCO, Mumbai
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated India Maritime Week 2025 at the NESCO Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, on 27 October 2025.
Summary
On 27 October 2025, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025 at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Mumbai. The five-day event, held under the theme 'Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision', drew over 1,00,000 participants from 85 countries. Shah said India's 11,000 km coastline, 13 coastal states and 23.7 lakh sq km Exclusive Economic Zone make it a natural maritime power, and that its maritime policy is rooted in the vision of MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions). Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said India handles about 10% of seaborne trade and aims to triple it by 2047, port capacity has nearly doubled to 2,700 MTPA, and IMW had drawn ₹10 lakh crore in investment commitments.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 27 Oct 2025, NESCO Exhibition Centre, Mumbai
- Inaugurated by
- Amit Shah
- Theme
- Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision
- Scale
- 1,00,000+ participants, 85 countries
- MAHASAGAR
- Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
- Geography
- 11,000 km coastline, 13 coastal states, 23.7 lakh sq km EEZ
- Sonowal
- ~10% of seaborne trade, aim to triple by 2047; port capacity 2,700 MTPA; ₹10 lakh crore commitments
Practice MCQs 3 questions
At which venue in Mumbai did Amit Shah inaugurate India Maritime Week 2025 on 27 October 2025?
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Correct answer: C — NESCO Exhibition Centre
PIB: Amit Shah inaugurated IMW 2025 at the NESCO Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. (Sagarmanthan was held at the Jio World Convention Centre.)
In India's maritime vision MAHASAGAR, cited by Amit Shah at IMW 2025, what does the acronym stand for?
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Correct answer: A — Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions
PIB: MAHASAGAR stands for Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions.
Consider the following statements made at the opening of India Maritime Week 2025: 1. India handles about 10% of seaborne trade and aims to triple it by 2047. 2. India Maritime Week 2025 was inaugurated by the Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only 1 is correct (Sonowal's statement). IMW 2025 was inaugurated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 27 October; the PM addressed the Maritime Leaders Conclave on 29 October.