Image Credits: The Times of IndiaINDIAN MARINE LEISURE INDUSTRY GETS A BOOST
The recent Maritime India Summit 2016 in Mumbai was the first ever large scale global maritime event hosted by India. It was also an opportune moment for the Indian Prime Minister to announce his vision of a ‘maritime India’ built around…
Image Credits: PinterestGEO-POLITICS OF SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS AND INDIA’S STRATEGIC INTERESTS
As the geo-political region of the Asia-Pacific is witnessing competition among established players such as the USA and China, the South Pacific Islands have begun to receive more attention. This is especially so in the context of India’s…
Image Credits: The Financial ExpressINDIA-BANGLADESH COASTAL SHIPPING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
On 16 March 2016, Bangladesh Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan launched the coastal shipping service between Bangladesh and India at a ceremony at New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port. The Minister said coastal shipping was being…
Image Credits: PoliticoINDO-US JOINT NAVAL PATROL – PLAUSIBLE PROPOSAL OR RHETORIC
Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on 02 March 2016, Admiral Harry B Harris, Commander, United States Pacific Command, exhorted that the ‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD)’ between India, Japan, Australia and the United States…
Image Credits: The Diplomatist37TH SAARC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING: BANGLADESH TAKES THE LEAD ON BLUE ECONOMY
The 37th Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting was held at Pokhra in Nepal on 17 March 2016. It carries great significance as this is the highest SAARC level meeting to take place before the 19th SAARC Summit is held in Pakistan…
Image Credits: Financial ExpressAMERICA’S EXPECTATION VERSUS INDIA’S EXPEDIENCY: INDIA AS A REGIONAL ‘NET SECURITY PROVIDER’
During the ‘Raisina Dialogue’ held in March 2016 at New Delhi, Admiral Harry Harris, the Commander of United States (US) Pacific Command (CINCPAC) referred to the first ever tri-lateral (Australia, Japan and India) 1 ministerial discussions…
