
BOOK REVIEW: “BUILDING INDUSTRIES AT SEA: ‘BLUE GROWTH’ AND THE NEW MARITIME ECONOMY”
Kate Johnson, Gordon Dalton, and Ian Masters (Editors), River Publishers, 2018, 516 Pages
eISBN: 978-87-93609-25-9
For thousands of years the oceans have been highly prized and have provided us with efficient transport and a plentiful supply…

NEW HORIZONS OF THE NUCLEAR AGE
Edited by Ichimasa Sukeyuki; National Institute for Defense Studies, Tokyo, 2024. 271 pages, ISBN 978-4-86482-132-2 (Paperback)
“The bomb’s only use is to keep others from using it.”
-Robert S McNamara[1]
This quote from the former…

BOOK REVIEW : THE GREAT ARC: THE DRAMATIC TALE OF HOW INDIA WAS MAPPED AND EVEREST WAS NAMED
John Keay, London: HarperCollins, 2000. 276 pages ISBN 9780002570625.
John Keay is a distinguished British historian, journalist, and author. He is recognised for his extensive work on the history of India and geographical exploration. …

BOOK REVIEW: SHE CAPTAINS: HEROINES AND HELLIONS OF THE SEA
Joan Druett New York: Simon & Schuster, 2000. 304 pages ISBN 978-0-7432-1437-7.
Joan Druett's “She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea” is a compelling exploration of the often overlooked women in maritime history who defied…

REDISCOVERING INDIA’S MARITIME LEGACY OF ANCIENT SHIPBUILDING: THE “STITCHED SHIP” PROJECT
Abstract
As India awakens from its deep maritime slumber and purposefully marches towards regaining its maritime identity as also its rightful place on the head-table of the community of nations, it is imperative that we delve deep into our…

SECURITY SITUATION IN TAIWAN STRAIT: POISED ON THE RAZOR’S EDGE?
President Lai Ching-Te made his first public National Day speech on 10 October 2024 as part of the Taiwan’s 113th anniversary celebrations. The event, widely attended by foreign delegates, opposition party members, government functionaries…

The NMF hosted a 32-member delegation from the Sri Lanka Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC)
On Friday, 06 September 2024, the National Maritime Foundation hosted a 32-member delegation from the Sri Lanka Defence Services Command and Staff College (DSCSC), led by Col KS Maddumage, RSP, USP, USACGSC, Isc, MDS, MMAS. Admiral Pradeep Chauhan,…

A REVIEW OF THE AUSTRALIAN CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY 2023-2030
On 22 November 2023, the Australian government released a comprehensive document describing the cybersecurity strategy for the country.[1] The document covers a time frame of 2023-2030 and describes a whole-of-nation approach towards…

Lessons for India from the South China Sea
China’s aggression in the South China Sea (SCS) has once again become evident, especially with recent images and videos showing Chinese Coast Guard personnel using crude weapons[1], roughly akin those used during the Galwan clash on India’s…

Professional Education Lecture by Cmde Nitin Parvataneni and Ms Visakha Yaduvanshi
On Monday, 02 September 2024, the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) organised a Professional Education Lecture for its faculty and research interns. The session featured Cmde Nitin Parvataneni, Director of Military Affairs at the Disarmament…

IRREGULAR HUMAN MIGRATION IN THE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN: SECURITY IMPLICATIONS AND THE NEED FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
The Indian Ocean, covering approximately 73.6 million square kilometres (21.46 million square nautical miles), constitutes about 20% of the world's ocean surface. For the purposes of this article, the Eastern Indian Ocean (EIO), as shown in…

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) organised a Professional Education Lecture (PEL) by Dr Prabir De, Adjunct Fellow at NMF
On Friday, 30 August 2024, the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) organised a Professional Education Lecture (PEL) by Dr Prabir De, Adjunct Fellow at NMF and Professor at the Centre for Maritime Economy and Connectivity (CMEC) at the Research…
