Indian Navy and Sea Power Centre - Australia NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES: INDIA’S MARITIME OUTLOOK
This paper was published as a chapter in a book titled “Schools of Maritime Thought: Perspectives from Six Nations”. The book is the first product of ‘The Maritime Research Working Group’ (MRWG) organised by the Sea Power Centre-Australia…
Wikimedia CommonsCYBER OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UKRAINE-RUSSIA CONFLICT: AN OPEN-SOURCE ASSESSMENT
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 Feb 2022 was preceded by warnings from the US, UK, and others, of an impending attack by the Russian forces massed along Ukraine’s eastern and northern borders. These warnings were unprecedented in that…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01 - 30 APRIL 2022
Making Waves is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended…
European External Action ServiceTHE MARITIME SECURITY DIMENSION OF THE EUROPEAN UNION-INDIA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP: REVIEW OF THE 2020-25 ROADMAP
As underscored by the leaders of European Union (EU) and India, at their recent meeting in April 2022, India, and Europe, two large and vibrant democratic societies, share similar values and a commonality of perspectives on several global issues. …
AFPSTRENGTHENING NEARCOAST SEARCH AND RESCUE: A WHOLE-OF-SOCIETY APPROACH
Coastal States are required to establish, operate and maintain effective Search and Rescue (SAR) services. India’s responsibilities for such services, which begins from its coast, extends over an expansive region, and necessitates the use…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 15 - 31 MARCH 2022
On March 30, the fifth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa presided over the summit, which was attended electronically…
Indian NavyHOLISTIC MARITIME SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING INDIA: MITIGATION IMPERATIVES AND OPTIONS
India, by virtue of having a large coastal frontage in the northern Indian Ocean, is faced with a wide range of maritime security challenges in both, traditional and non-traditional domains. While traditional threats arise primarily on account…
DiplomatistTHE EUROPEAN UNION, INDIA, AND THE INDO-PACIFIC: INSIGHTS FOR STRATEGIC, PRIVILEGED AND SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIPS
In the present century, the Indo-Pacific region has emerged as a seedbed of both confrontation and cooperation. Outside of the moves and countermoves of the USA and China are two other major players, namely, the EU and India. Concerted…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01 - 15 MARCH 2022
The geopolitical dimension of maritime security accounts for the way geography constraints and informs (directly or indirectly) maritime security policies, regulations, measures, and operations, as well as how states take (tacitly or explicitly)…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01 - 28 FEBRUARY 2022
Representatives from the European Union's (EU) East African naval force attended a second meeting on enhancing maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region. The first meeting resulted in a June joint naval exercise with Indian Navy elements…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 17 - 31 JANUARY 2022
A five-month intelligence operation spanning 34 countries and all oceans by Interpol revealed learned that the current depletion of marine living resources is driving a surge in fisheries-related crime. Operation Ikatere, the one-month tactical…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 02 - 16 JANUARY 2022
Maersk, the world’s second-largest shipping line by container capacity, committed to a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions per transported container by 2030. A commitment of such a large proportion, by a major industry player, in a ‘hard-to-abate’…
