
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…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 16- 31 MARCH 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…

INDIA-GREECE MARITIME LINKAGES: PART I LEVERAGING THE HISTORY OF TRADE BETWEEN INDO-GREEK
The civilisational ties between India and Greece may be considered an organic consequence of the extensive maritime trade that has occurred between the two societies throughout history. The expansion and integration of maritime networks acted…

Advancing Maritime Geostrategy Dialogue: NMF Engages with Chintan Research Foundation
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director-General, @nmfindia, along with Capt RS Sawan, Senior Fellow, #NMF, interacted with Ms Swati Ganeshan and Dr (Ms) Cchavi Vasisht, Senior Research Associate, from the #ChintanResearchFoundation.
The DG…

Strengthening EU–India Maritime Cooperation: NMF Meets Operation ATALANTA Leadership
The Director-General of the #NationalMaritimeFoundation, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, along with Capt RS Sawan, Senior Fellow, #NMF, held a meeting with V Adm Ignacio Villanueva Serrano, the Operational Commander of Operation ATALANTA and Capt…

NMF Participates in ORF’s China Chronicles on the Strategic Outlook for 2025 Lianghui
Mr Chemi Rigzin, Research Associate at the @nmfindia, participated in the China Chronicles Series organised by @orfonline.
The high-level dialogue unpacked the strategic pulse of the upcoming #2025Lianghui, analysing the transition from the…

NMF Engages in Strategic Dialogue with Korea National Diplomatic Academy
The #NationalMaritimeFoundation had an engaging discussion with Dr Wongi Choe, professor at the Department of #AsiaPacificStudies and Head of the Centre for #ASEANIndiaStudies, Korea National Diplomatic Academy.
From the NMF, Vice Admiral…

Enhancing Maritime Security: DG NMF Leads Panel on Closing the Early Warning Gap at Meghayan-25
DG: Meghayan-25 Symposium- Moderate Panel Discussion in Session-3: “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together: Enhancing Maritime Security and Coordination” [NSB]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General,…

BOOK REVIEW: THE GOLDEN ROAD: HOW ANCIENT INDIA TRANSFORMED THE WORLD
William Dalrymple. Bloomsbury Publishing (London), 2024. 479 pages, ISBN: HB: 978-1-4088-6441-8, Rs 999 (Hardback)
“The Golden Road—” has been authored by the esteemed British historian, William Dalrymple, who is widely recognised for…

CHINA’S ANTARCTIC STATIONS GROW UNABATED
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 13 dated 11 Apr 2025
China’s tryst with the Antarctic was led by Guo Kun, a graduate of the PLA Military Institute of Engineering, Harbin. While working at the State Oceanic…

Enhancing Indo–French Maritime Dialogue: IFRI and NMF Hold Strategic Discussions
Strengthening Indo-French Maritime Synergies!
The National Maritime Foundation was honoured to welcome the delegation from the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). The esteemed delegation—comprising Dr Marc Julienne (Director),…

Strengthening India–Germany Maritime Cooperation: High-Level Delegation Visits NMF
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) hosted Mr Nico Lange, Senior Fellow at the Munich Security Conference @munsecconf, and the Centre for European Policy Analysis @cepaorg, accompanied by Mr Adrian Haack, Director of @kasinindia, and Mr Ashish…
