CIMSECCHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER: ‘DREADNOUGHT’ OR ‘DOCTRINAL DILEMMA’?
Within five years after the China commissioned its first Soviet-origin aircraft carrier Liaoning in September 2012, it launched its first-ever domestic carrier – the Type 001A – on 26 April 2017. The new carrier is likely to be commissioned…
ORF onlineTHE INDIAN NAVY AND INDIA’S OVERSEAS CITIZENS: OPERATIONS SUKOON AND RAHAT
The primary role of any government is to safeguard its people at home and abroad. India has a significant number of its citizens living in different parts of the world. The security of these overseas citizens is a moral obligation of India.…
ORF onlineCORAL SEA TO THE CHINA SEAS: THE CARRIER AS A CONSTANT
The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first aircraft carrier battle ever fought, comprising a series of naval engagements off the Australian coast during the Second World War.[1] It was fought between May 04 and May 08, 1942, 75 years to date.…
ORF onlineRIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE FOR FISHING VESSELS: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
There have been a few recent arrests of Sri Lankan vessels by the Indian Coast Guard while returning after fishing in international waters. Twenty nine fishermen with the vessels were also arrested on 27 April 2017 by Pakistan Maritime Security…
ORF onlineSHEIKH HASINA’S VISIT TO INDIA: CONSOLIDATING MARITIME COOPERATION
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina was on a State visit to India from 7-10 April 2017. India and Bangladesh not only share a land border, but also a common maritime boundary with both being littoral countries of Bay of Bengal and…
