
Exploring the Protection of Critical Maritime Infrastructure and Emerging Maritime Technologies: NMF Hosts GPPi Delegation
The National Maritime Foundation was honoured to host, for the first time, Mr Thorsten Benner (Director, Global Public Policy Institute – GPPi) and Mr Jakob Hensing (Researcher, GPPi), for an engaging discussion on the protection of critical…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01- 15 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…

Enhancing India-France Maritime Dialogue through Track 1.5 Diplomacy
The National Maritime Foundation was honoured to host the French delegation comprising Colonel Emmanuel Peltriaux (Defence Attaché), Commander Bui (Naval Attaché), and Mr Ilan Gasser (Intern at the Embassy of France in India).
Vice Admiral…

WEAPONISATION OF TRADE: THE INDIAN OCEAN DILEMMA
The fifth of April of each year is commemorated as National Maritime Day and seeks to draw global attention to issues principally related to the multiple facets of mercantile shipping and fishing. This article seeks to draw the attention of…

Advancing India-US Maritime Cooperation: NMF Hosts Delegation from US National War College
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, National Maritime Foundation, delivered a presentation and engaged in an insightful interaction with the visiting delegation from the US National War College (NWC),…

Professional Education Lecture by RAdm RS Dhaliwal, NM, IN
Rear Admiral RS Dhaliwal, NM, IN, delivered an insightful lecture on “1971 India-Pakistan War: Maritime Resource Mobilisation and Strategic Perspective,” providing a deep dive into the strategic and operational aspects of maritime resource…

Advancing India–Viet Nam Maritime Cooperation: Inaugural NMF–DAV Seminar Highlights Shared Indo-Pacific Vision
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), in partnership with the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV), successfully conducted the inaugural NMF-DAV Seminar in Ha Noi on 27 March 2025. Focused on "Promoting Maritime Security and Cooperation in…

Fostering Strategic Dialogue: NMF at NATO–India Youth Conference
Mr Soham Agarwal, Associate Fellow, National Maritime Foundation, participated in a panel at the NATO–India Youth Conference, where he shared insights on potential opportunities for NATO–India collaboration and underscored the importance…

Advancing India–EU Maritime Security Cooperation Through Track 1.5 Engagements
Ms Saaz Lahiri, Research Associate at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), had the privilege of presenting the NMF's Track 1.5 perspectives on India–EU maritime security cooperation during the working lunch of the Fourth Track One India–EU…

CHINA ACCELERATES PAKISTAN'S HANGOR CLASS SUBMARINE PROGRAMME
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 12 dated 25 Mar 2025
In 2015, Pakistan signed a contract with China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd (CSOC), for eight S-26 Class submarines at an estimated…

BOOK REVIEW OF “WHAT THE WILD SEA CAN BE: THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD’S OCEAN”
Author: Helen Scales. Grove Press UK, 2024. 266 pages, Rs. 948, ISBN: 978-I-8047I-051-7
The book, What the Wild Sea Can Be, which has been longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction, has been authored by Dr Helen Scales,…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 16-28 FEBRUARY 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…
