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REVIEW OF “GIRT BY SEA”

Authors: Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis. Collingwood, Australia: La Trobe University Press in conjunction with Black Inc, 2024. 287 pages, Rs. 2,000, ISBN: 9781760644512 Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia’s Security is a thought-provoking…

THE TÜRKIYE–PAKISTAN NEXUS — STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR ‘MARITIME’ INDIA

Abstract: Despite its growing alignment with Pakistan, Indian strategic thinking has largely failed to accord the requisite degree of centrality to Türkiye. This article is the second in a series examining the manner in which India’s own…

MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE

This paper was first published in the Conference Booklet of the Republic of Korea Navy’s International Seapower Symposium held in Busan, S Korea, on 29 May 2025 Maritime Uncertainty at the Strategic Level In our contemporary times,…

TÜRKIYE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA’S MARITIME OUTLOOK

Abstract: Türkiye’s expanding presence in the Indian Ocean has emerged as a subject of growing interest within Indian strategic discourse, particularly in light of its increasing engagement in the western Indian Ocean region. This development…

EXPLORING THE MARITIME SHAPING OF INDIAN GEOGRAPHY: PART 1 THE EARLIEST SPATIAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH ANCIENT INDIAN POLITIES

This article sheds light on the tangible influence of India’s maritime history on its geographical development and cultural blossoming, from antiquity to the present. Tracing the distinct histories and spatial trajectories of two major seafaring…

DG NMF Speaks at the 27th Strategic Seminar at Kasauli Club

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, was a distinguished speaker at the 27th Strategic Seminar on “Thwarting Emerging Geopolitical and Technological Challenges” at #KasauliClub during #Kas…

NMF Engages with YCAPS Leadership to Advance Indo-Pacific Maritime Collaboration

Strengthening academic and strategic exchanges across the Indo-Pacific Capt YP Sharma, Deputy Director, along with Senior Fellows Capt KK Agnihotri and Capt KS Vikramaditya, Comdt Neeraj Sharma, Research Fellow, and NMF researchers Ms Sushmita…

INFUSING MARITIMITY INTO INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS EASTERN AFRICA – POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

Keywords: India, Eastern African littoral and island States, Foreign Policy, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Kampala Principles, India-Africa Forum Summits India’s maritime policy of SAGAR[1] was a comprehensive statement of India’s…

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RISING INSTABILITY QUOTIENT IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC: HOW SHOULD INDIA RESPOND?

Abstract The contemporary geopolitical environment in the Western Pacific is becoming increasingly unstable on account of intractable territorial disputes and overlapping maritime zone claims in the East and South China Seas. The tenuous…

Strengthening India–Japan Maritime Cooperation: NMF Hosts Delegation from the Joint Staff College, Japan

The National Maritime Foundation had the honour of hosting a delegation from the Joint Staff College, Japan, led by Captain NOJO Masashi of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The interaction began with welcome remarks by Vice…

VAdm Pradeep Chauhan Shares India’s Strategic Maritime Perspective at ROK Navy’s 17th Seapower Symposium

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF, presenting at the Republic of South Korea Navy's 17th Seapower Symposium in Busan, South Korea, and making a series of telling points while providing an important perspective from India on the maritime geopolitics…

Advancing India–South Korea Maritime Partnership: VAdm Pradeep Chauhan Meets Ambassador Cho Byung-Je

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF, in a meeting on 03 June 2025, with Ambassador CHO Byung-Je, former Chancellor of KNDA (Korean National Diplomatic Academy), and incumbent Professor Emeritus of South Korea's Institute for Far Eastern Studies,…