February 2025 - National Maritime Foundation

Strengthening India’s Maritime Engagement: NMF at ICIPS Conference on IORA at Kurukshetra University

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) delegation, led by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Director-General, NMF) and Ms Muskan Rai (Junior Research Associate, NMF), actively participated in the National Conference on India and IORA: Pathways Ahead…

Showcasing India's Perspective on Maritime Fuel Transition: NMF at the CIL-CLIMA Conference, Singapore

The National Maritime Foundation was honored to be represented at the CIL-CLIMA Conference on the Decarbonization of Shipping and Alternative Fuels in Singapore , where Ayushi Srivastava presented a co-authored study titled "Decarbonising Shipping:…

Exploring Maritime Legislation and Cruise Tourism: Vice Admiral Chauhan’s Address to Jai Hind College

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd), Director-General, National Maritime Foundation, delivered an insightful online presentation to Jai Hind College on Cruise Tourism: Types of Vessels, Sustainability, Maritime Issues, &…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 16-31 JANUARY 2025

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…

BOOK REVIEW: HOW THE WORLD RAN OUT OF EVERYTHING: INSIDE THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN

By Peter S Goodman. New York: Mariner Books, 2024. 416 Pages, ISBN 978-00-6325-792-4. The crisis of globalisation could aptly be called “the crisis of our times”. Bubbling with the global financial crisis of 2008, it evolved into…

CHINA’S WENCHANG SATELLITE LAUNCH CENTRE AND YUAN WANG ROCKET TRANSPORT SHIPS

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 8 dated 21 Feb 2025 China has been in the business of launching rockets for several decades with its first Space Launch Centre (SLC) having been established at Jiuquan, Gansu…

Professional Education Lecture by Dr Amit Gupta, Senior Advisor at the Forum of Federations, Ottawa

The National Maritime Foundation was honoured to host Dr Amit Gupta, Senior Advisor at the Forum of Federations, Ottawa, for a Professional Education Lecture on Trump’s Strategic Challenges and India. Dr Gupta provided an in-depth analysis…

Two Decades of Advancing Maritime Discourse: NMF’s 20th Foundation Day

The National Maritime Foundation proudly celebrates its 20th Foundation Day! Marking two decades of excellence in maritime research and strategic thought, the NMF family gathered to reflect on our journey and future course. Admiral Karambir…

TO RULE THE WAVES: HOW CONTROL OF THE WORLD’S OCEANS SHAPES THE FATE OF THE SUPERPOWERS

Bruce D Jones. (2022 Edition). Scribner. 14 September 2021. 402 pages In this book, the author, Bruce D Jones, delves into the geopolitical, economic, and strategic importance of the world’s oceans, emphasising their role as the cornerstone…

Panel Contribution by Ms Anuttama Banerji at ORF’s India Think Tank Forum

Ms Anuttama Banerji, Research Associate, US Cluster, was invited by the Observer Research Foundation as a speaker for the panel, "The Indo-Pacific Nexus: Geopolitics, Security, and Cooperation" during the recently concluded India Think Tank…

ARE WE SEEING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLA NAVY’S NEW NUCLEAR SUBMARINE BASE?

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 7 dated 10 Feb 2025 The PLA Navy’s nuclear attack submarine fleet is growing exponentially with an estimated six to nine Type 09III-B SSNs having being launched since May…

REVIEW OF “MODERN PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE: A CASE STUDY OF INDIA”

By Dr Arunkumar Bhatt, Lancer Publishers, 2015, 357 pages, ISBN 978817062133 Dr Arunkumar Bhatt’s Modern Psychological Warfare: A Case Study of India makes a seminal contribution to the study of military strategy…