April 2025 - National Maritime Foundation

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01-15 APRIL 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…

NMF Advances India–Greece Maritime Dialogue in High-Level Follow-Up Meeting

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Director-General, @nmfindia), Captain Ranendra S Sawan (Senior Fellow, #NMF), and Ms Priyasha Dixit (Research Associate, #NMF) had a productive meeting with Ambassador (Ms) Shamma Jain (former Ambassador of India…

NMF Leadership Explores New Collaborative Initiative with The Global Order on the Bay of Bengal

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director-General, @nmfindia, Commodore Manish Sinha, Executive Director, #NMF, Ms Muskan Rai, Research Associate, Ms Priyasha Dixit, Research Associate and Ms Sruthylacshmi B Bhat, Junior Research Associate, met…

NMF Delegation Highlights Global and Indian Perspectives on Maritime Piracy at ISIL Seminar

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, Captain Yogendra Prakash Sharma, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, NMF, and Captain Ranendra S Sawan, Senior Fellow, NMF, participated in a one-day seminar…

NMF Leadership Engages with EDIF on Strengthening Collaboration for a Resilient Blue Economy

Commodore Manish Sinha, Executive Director, @nmfindia, along with Commandant Neeraj Sharma, Research Fellow, Dr Chime Youdon, Research Fellow, Head of RSOR Cluster, and Mr John J Vachaparambil, Associate Fellow (Public International Maritime…

NMF’s Capt Yogendra Prakash Sharma Delivers Leadership & Gender Equity Lectures at INS Hansa

Capt Yogendra Prakash Sharma, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at the @nmfindia, delivered guest lectures on ‘Creating an Inclusive #Culture & #Leadership Role in #Gender Equity’ and ‘Leadership at Every Level’ for personnel of…

DG NMF Delivers Strategic Address on India–China Maritime Operations at Manekshaw Centre

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, DG, #NationalMaritimeFoundation, addressed a restricted expert-audience at the Manekshaw Centre, comprising members of the three #defenceforces and Indian #industry stakeholders. His talk focused on the comparative…

Captain KK Agnihotri (Retd) Delivers Special Lecture at Miranda House’s ‘Globe 25’ Fest on Oceanic Consciousness

Captain KK Agnihotri (Retd), Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation, delivered a Special Lecture at Miranda House, University of Delhi, as part of the Geography Department’s Annual Fest 'Globe 25' – themed "Echoes of the Ocean." The…

NMF DG Discusses Ocean Economy and Indo-Pacific Dynamics on Geography and You Podcast

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director General, National Maritime Foundation, featured in a live podcast hosted by Dr Sulagna Chattopadhyay, Editor-in-Chief of @geographyandyou, where he delved into the evolving contours of the #BlueEconomy. In…

Strengthening India–US Collaboration: NMF Meets Senior Leadership of USISPF

VAdm Pradeep Chauhan (Director-General, @nmfindia), Capt KS Vikramaditya (Senior Fellow, #NMF), and Ms Anuttama Banerji (Research Associate, NMF) had the pleasure of meeting @drmukeshaghi (President & CEO, @usispforum), Mr Gaurav Verma (Managing…

Advancing India–US Maritime Cooperation: NMF Engages with Senior US Defense Officials

The #NationalMaritimeFoundation was proud to host a high-level #delegation comprising Dr Andrew Byers, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for #SouthAndSoutheastAsia, Mr John "Jay" Wise (South Asia Director), and Mr Jonathan Mangrum, South…

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