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NMF Recognised in Taipei; Announces Special Journal Issue on Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP+)

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) was recognised for its contributions to maritime scholarship at an international conference held in Taipei, attended by a distinguished gathering of diplomats, scholars, and strategic experts. During the…

NMF Director General Calls on Taiwan’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs; Reaffirms Democratic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), paid a courtesy call on Mr Baushuan Ger, Vice Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan. Building on years of constructive…

NMF and Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute Sign MoU to Deepen India–Japan Maritime Cooperation

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) and the Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a significant milestone in strengthening maritime cooperation between India and Japan. The…

NMF Hosts Professional Education Lecture on “Mobilising for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific”

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) hosted Mr Arzan Tarapore, Research Fellow at the Centre for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University, for a Professional Education Lecture (PEL) on the theme “Mobilising for a Free…

NMF Hosts Expert Lecture on Maritime Legal Perspectives by Dr Nguyen Ba Cuong

Dr Nguyen Ba Cuong, Director and Managing Partner of SRISI, delivered a distinguished presentation at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) titled “From Reefs to Islands: Legal Positions and State Practice.” The lecture examined key legal…

PROTECTING THE PAST BENEATH THE WAVES: LAW, POLICY, AND THE FUTURE OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY IN INDIA

  The seas around India are not merely peripheral frontiers; they are repositories of history.  Beneath the surface lies an archive of trade, migration, knowledge, and technology that stretches across millennia.  India, with its…

THE 'ECONOMICS OF GEOGRAPHY' - THE UNDERLYING 'ZERO-SUM-GAME' OF THE INDIA-US RELATIONSHIP A 'STRATEGIC-RESOURCE'-BASED VIEW

  There has been a cataclysmic outpouring of both disappointment and anger across the world, and more recently in India, with President Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs as a repressive tool to preserve the hegemony and dominance…

RESOURCE MINING AND OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN INDIA

On 28th November 2024, India’s Central Government —  more specifically the Ministry of Mines — launched the first tranche of thirteen offshore blocks for auction.[1]  Three of these blocks are for ‘construction sand’ off the coast…

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

APPROACHES FOR THE “INDO-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP FOR MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS” (IPMDA) TO ACTUALLY DELIVER ON ITS PROMISE

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) defines maritime domain awareness (MDA), as, “the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact (the) security, safety, the economy or the marine environment.”…

DEVELOPING MARITIMITY IN INDIA

Keywords: Maritime History, India, India’s Maritime History, Maritime Identity, Maritime Consciousness, Maritime Awareness, Seapower   Understanding ‘Maritimity’ ‘Maritimity’ is a concept that has been evolved to highlight…

THE POWER OF THREE AT SEA: INDIA’S TRILATERAL PARTNERSHIPS IN ACTION

KEY WORDS: TRILATERALS, CRITICAL MINERALS, INDIA-FRANCE, SUBMARINE CABLES. Trilaterals represent a pragmatic diplomatic relationship designed to overcome the inherent limitations of both, purely bilateral engagements (which often have limited…

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