
The National Maritime Foundation hosted a delegation from the South African Navy
On Wednesday, 28 August 2024, the National Maritime Foundation hosted a delegation from the South African Navy, led by RAdm DM Mkhonto, Chief Director Maritime Strategy, and RAdm [JG] ILH Nzimande, Director Maritime Diplomacy and Strategy. Vice…

SETTING THE ‘DRAGON’ AMONGST THE PIGEONS: CHINA COAST GUARD REGULATION-3 TAKES EFFECT
Abstract
China has been trying assiduously, through a variety of means to assert greater control over the area encompassed by its so called ‘Nine-dash Line’ in the South China Sea. While it seeks to enforce its supposed rights in the…

DEFENCE OF JAPAN- 2024 (DIGEST): A CRITICAL REVIEW
Japan’s 25th Defence Minister, Mr Kihara Minoru, released the latest edition of the nation’s Defence White Paper, “Defence of Japan 2024”, marking the 50th issue since the first edition was published, in 1970.[1] This milestone coincides…

Meeting with “High Seas Alliance” (Manila) delegation
On Friday, 23 August 2024, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, Director-General of NMF, along with Cmde Debesh Lahiri, Senior Fellow, NMF; John Vachaparambil, Associate Fellow, NMF; Soham Agarwal, Associate Fellow, NMF; Dr Gulshan…

“SEABED WARFARE” STRATEGY OF FRANCE: LESSONS FOR INDIA
Introduction
Seeking to achieve initial operational capacity for seabed warfare by 2026, France is a nation putting in concerted effort to achieving competence in this domain. Beginning with a formalised public strategy, which lays out…

The National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, welcomed its Autumn 2024 Batch of Interns
The National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, welcomed its Autumn 2024 Batch of Interns on 05 August 2024. 🌟 The NMF believes this internship will provide students from diverse geographies, backgrounds, and experiences the opportunity to engage…

Online Signing of MOU between NMF and Stratbase ADRi (Philippines)
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, signed an MoU with the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADRi), Makati City, Philippines, in an online meeting held on Monday, 05 August 2024.
The MoU was formally…

Presentation by Prof Ping-Keui Chen, Dept of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, on “Contemporary Cross-Strait Dynamics”
Professor Ping-Kuei Chen, from the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University, Taiwan gave an insightful presentation on "Contemporary Cross-Strait Dynamics" at the National Maritime Foundation on July 18, 2024.
At the end of…

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) recently hosted Captain Allan Baker, UnitedStates Navy (USN), and the new Naval Attaché to India
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) recently hosted Captain Allan Baker, UnitedStates Navy (USN), and the new Naval Attaché to India along with Captain David Wilcox, the outgoing US Naval Attaché.
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan and Commodore…

Session 2 of the 13th NMF-RSiS Dialogue
Session 2 of the 13th NMF-RSiS Dialogue included presentations on maritime cooperation, seabed warfare and a review of NMF-RSiS engagements.
Speaker List:
Ms Jane Chan, Senior Fellow, RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
(PLAN-RSN…

Day 2 of the NMF-RSiS Dialogue concluded
Day 2 of the NMF-RSiS Dialogue concluded with summative remarks by Ambassador Keng Yong Ong, Executive Deputy Chairman of RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
The event ended with a warm exchange of mementoes by Vice Admiral…

Day 2 of the 13th NMF-RSiS Dialogue
Day 2 of the 13th NMF-RSiS Dialogue began with a session on India-Singapore collaborative opportunities in the domain
of Space.
(RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University Singapore)
Captain Kamlesh…
