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MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01- 15 MAY 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…

Deepening Maritime Diplomacy: NMF Engages with Japan’s Political Minister

The National Maritime Foundation had the privilege of hosting Mr Noriaki Abe, Political Minister, Embassy of Japan. He was warmly welcomed by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF. Mr Abe delivered…

LEVERAGING FIPIC FOR INDIA’S INDO-PACIFIC AMBITIONS

The “Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation” (FIPIC) was established in 2014 as a strategic initiative by India to strengthen its diplomatic, economic, and cultural engagement with the Pacific Island Countries (PICs).  FIPIC comprises…

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…

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