[3] IFC-IOR was launched by the Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman on 22 December 2018 at Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC) Gurugram, along with the then Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba.

[2] IFC-IOR was envisaged to be a nodal centre of excellence for promoting collaborative Maritime Safety and Security; towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indian Ocean Region.

It also aims to collaborate with national and regional agencies and like-minded Centres to generate comprehensive Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).

[3] At the time of inauguration, IFC-IOR was manned by Indian Navy with a virtual presence of International Liaison Officers from participating countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his speech, mentioned about the role of IFC-IOR in developing shared maritime domain awareness.

[19] During the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) leaders' summit in Tokyo on 24 May 2022, the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) was unveiled.

It has seven petals painted in the seven colours of the optical spectrum depicting the various national and international partners contributing in promoting the collaboration of maritime safety and security in the Indian Ocean region.