
NMF Deputy Director Addresses Leadership Colloquium at Rishihood Foundation Programme
Captain Y P Sharma, IN, Deputy Director at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), participated as a distinguished speaker at the Leadership Colloquium, a flagship course under the Rishihood Foundation Programme conducted by the Rashtram School…

ENHANCING DEFENCE INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION WITH VIETNAM
Keywords: India-Vietnam; Comprehensive Strategic Partnership; Defence Industry Cooperation; Maritime Security; Indo-Pacific
The ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’ between India and Vietnam, signed in 2016, has progressively…

NMF Senior Fellow Engages Indian High Commission in Dhaka to Advance India–Bangladesh Maritime Cooperation
Captain R S Sawan, Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), as part of the Indian delegation visiting Dhaka, called on Shri Pranay Verma, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, to discuss key issues related to regional maritime…

Admiral A K Chatterji Fellowship Marks Milestone with Release of Publication on Underwater Robotics
Instituted in 2011 by the family of Admiral A K Chatterji, PVSM, AVSM, former Chief of the Naval Staff (1966–1970), the Admiral A K Chatterji Fellowship was conceived to promote forward-looking maritime research and address India’s long-standing…

NMF Senior Fellow Participates in Maritime Domain Awareness Exercise at BIMRAD, Bangladesh
Captain R S Sawan, Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), participated in a Table Top Exercise (TTX) conducted at the Bangladesh Institute of Maritime Research and Development (BIMRAD).
The exercise, led by officers from the…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01- 15 NOVEMBER 2025
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MoES Convenes Second Technical Advisory Committee Meeting on National Legislation for Marine Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction
The Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) convened the second meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee for the National Legislation on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, 2025 at Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi.
The meeting…

NMF Senior Fellow Highlights IFC–IOR Framework at Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Workshop
Captain R S Sawan, Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), delivered a presentation titled “Case Study in Information Sharing: IFC–IOR” at the Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) Workshop organised in Dhaka by the Bangladesh…

NMF Director-General Presents India’s Vision for Ocean Governance at Global Ocean Regime Conference
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd), Director General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), delivered an address at the 13th Global Ocean Regime Conference, hosted by the Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) in collaboration…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 16- 31 OCTOBER 2025
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NMF Hosts Dialogue with Maldives National University to Strengthen India–Maldives Maritime Cooperation
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) hosted an introductory meeting in New Delhi with Dr Athaulla A Rasheed, Head, Centre for Security and Strategic Studies, The Maldives National University, to explore avenues for strengthening bilateral…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01- 15 OCTOBER 2025
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