
BOOK REVIEW: “THE MARITIME FULCRUM OF THE INDO-PACIFIC: INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA RESPOND TO CHINA’S CREEPING EXPANSION IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA”
Scott Bentley. Newport, Rhode Island: Naval War College Press, 2023. 118 Pages, ISBN 978-1-935352-80 China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI), U.S. Naval War College.
The southern part of the South China Sea – from Indonesia’s Natuna Islands…

ASSESSING INDIA’S LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR SEABED MINING: PART II
This article constitutes the concluding segment of a two-part research paper written for policymakers within the Government of India, as also for the wider legal community in India and abroad. The first part[1] collated provisions of international…

COASTAL EROSION AND ADAPTATION MEASURES: AN ASSESSMENT
Abstract
Coastal erosion is now widely recognised as a significant global issue due to its adverse impacts on critical infrastructure, beach erosion, and the degradation of wetlands. These effects, in turn, have consequential implications…

Interaction with Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Dean & Professor, School of International Studies, JNU
The Director-General of the NMF, VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), held a discussion with Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Dean & Professor, School of International Studies, JNU, on fostering interaction and deepening cooperation…

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), and the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) jointly organised a round-table discussion with a delegation of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN)
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), and the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) jointly organised a round-table discussion with a delegation of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The delegation was led by Adm Adoong Pan-Iam, C-in-C, RTN, and accompanied…

Cmde Debesh Lahiri at the UNODC GMCP and SL Navy Workshop on Charting Unruly Waters: Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness in the Indian Ocean Region
Cmde Debesh Lahiri, Retd., Senior Fellow and the Executive Editor of 'Maritime Affairs', NMF, represented the Foundation and was a Speaker/Panelist at the UNODC GMCP and SL Navy organised 2-day workshop on "Charting Unruly Waters: Enhancing…

Professional Education Lecture (PEL) delivered by Prof Shankari Sundararaman on ‘ASEAN and QUAD: Understanding the Role of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific’
Prof Shankari Sundararaman delivered the Professional Education Lecture (PEL) on ‘ASEAN and QUAD: Understanding the Role of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific’ at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, on Wednesday, 27 March…

EPITOME OF SOFT POWER: THE INDIAN NAVY’S BENIGN MISSIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Abstract
The Indian Navy’s missions, articulated in the ‘Indian Maritime Doctrine’, range from the ‘military’ — characterised by the threat or use of force at and from the sea — to ‘benign’, which is characterised by the…

A STUDY OF ENGAGEMENT AND INFLUENCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION’S LEGAL COMMITTEE
Keywords: International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Legal Committee, IMO’s Legal Committee, Standard-setting, Rulemaking, Rules and Standards, Rules-based order, International law.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)…

Visit of VAdm Hiroshi EGAWA, President, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF)
On Tuesday, 19 March 2024, the National Maritime Foundation was visited by a delegation from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The delegation was headed by Vice Admiral Hiroshi Egawa — President, Command and Staff College. …

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, (Retd), IN at the 12th Ocean Dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City
The Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), represented the Foundation at the 12th Ocean Dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, 15 March 2024. He presented his…

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) Signs an MoU with the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV)
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, signed an MoU with the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) at Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, 15 March 2024, on the sidelines of the 12th Ocean Dialogue, jointly organised by the DAV and the Vietnam…
