China Indian Ocean meet

Subject :International relations

Context:

Recently, the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), held a meeting of the China-Indian Ocean Region Forum in which 19 countries took part
India was not invited to the meet.
CIDCA is an organisation connected with the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

More about the meet:

Theme: Shared Development: Theory and Practice from the Perspective of the Blue Economy.
Participating Countries: Indonesia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, Afghanistan, Iran, Oman, South Africa, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mauritius, Djibouti, Australia and representatives of 3 international organisations were present.
India was reportedly not invited.

What Has Been Proposed:

China proposed to establish a marine disaster prevention and mitigation cooperation mechanism between China and countries in the Indian Ocean region.
China expressed its willingness to provide necessary financial, material, and technical support to countries in need.

What is Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA):

The Indian Ocean Rim Association is an inter-governmental organisation aimed at strengthening regional cooperation and sustainable development within the Indian Ocean region.
It was formed in 1997 by an initiative of India and South Africa.
The IORA has 23 members and ten dialogue partners.
The members include Australia, Bangladesh, Comoros, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mozambique, Oman, Seychelles, Singapore, Somalia, South-Africa, SriLanka, Tanzania, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Maldives and Yemen.
The ten dialogue partners are China, Egypt, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, Turkey, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States of America