The ongoing development in the maritime intelligence and securities for small islands developing states within the western indian ocean. (research question) How has the security development within the western indian ocean after the colonial era. how influential has been EU, USA, India, China, UK and other outsiders. What is the continuous impact of the heroin transit route poses to the litoral states? What happened post covid? Can there be a collective security approach for the western Indian Ocean in views of various factors in place .