2026 - National Maritime Foundation

NMF and Allcargo Group Sign MoU to Advance Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain Research

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Allcargo Group to collaborate on research and knowledge creation in the maritime, logistics, and supply chain sectors. The partnership seeks to bring…

NMF Hosts First Round Table Conference of Seventh Admiral AK Chatterji Fellowship Project 2026–2027

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) hosted the first Round Table Conference of the Admiral AK Chatterji Fellowship Project 2026–2027 on 29 July 2026. The session featured a presentation by Commodore PSS Uday Kiran, PhD, DACIDS ‘Research…

THE MARITIME LOGIC FOR SEMICONDUCTOR RESILIENCE

Trouble at the Root of Supply Chains The present global milieu has been ushered into an age of recalibration, resulting from analyses that usually transcend traditional assumptions, mainly because the…

PATHWAYS FOR INDIA–SPAIN COLLABORATION ON UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE

Contemporary Developments India and Spain have jointly designated 2026 as the “Year of Culture, Tourism, and Artificial Intelligence.”[1] This development marks an important step in broadening the cultural…

CHINA’S NUCLEAR CLOCK AMBITIONS AND THE FUTURE OF MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Keywords: Nuclear Technology, Undersea Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Maritime Security, Maritime Trade, Indo-Pacific China’s recent advances in the…

MALAYSIA’S EVOLVING DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEM AND OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FOR INDIA

Keywords: India-Malaysia; Comprehensive Strategic Partnership; Defence Industrial Cooperation; Defence Technology Partnership; Maritime Security; Indian Ocean…

INDIA AND THE COLOMBO SECURITY CONCLAVE — STRENGTHENING SUB-REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY

India’s approach to “Constructive Engagement” in the maritime domain presently rests on five distinct, yet complementary, lines-of-thrust. The first is…

THE PLA NAVY LAUNCHES ITS LARGEST REPLENISHMENT VESSEL

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 27 dated 25 Jul 2026 Insofar as Navy’s go, the PLA Navy has been a late entrant to the practice of creating capabilities for underway replenishment of its vessels at sea…

LESSONS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT — LEGAL OPTIONS FOR REFLAGGING MERCHANT SHIPS OWNED BY INDIAN CITIZENS

Keywords: Compellence, Re-Flagging, Registration, Energy Security, Supply-Chain Security, Legal Statecraft, Legislative Innovation, Statutory Interpretation, Strategic…

BUILDING AN INDIA–GREECE PARTNERSHIP IN UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) is undertaking a series of comparative studies involving countries that have developed advanced legal, institutional, and…

THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AWARD CHINA COULD HAVE ABSORBED

China’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award is often read as proof of resolve. But calibrated compliance may have served Beijing’s long-term…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01-15 JULY 2026

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…