2026 - National Maritime Foundation

CHINA'S NINTH TYPE 071 LPD - FROM KEEL LAYING TO LAUNCH IN FOUR MONTHS!

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 29 dated 03 Sep 2026 China launched its ninth PLA Navy Type 071 LPD (excluding the one built for Thailand) from the Hudong Zhonghua new facility on Changxing Island on 23 Aug…

SAUDI ARABIA’S MULTINATIONAL MARITIME DEFENCE ALLIANCE — IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA

Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance (MMDA), Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Maritime Security, Regional Maritime Security Architecture, Institutional Proliferation, India–Saudi Arabia Relations,…

PLA NAVY’S MAJOR BASES FOR LARGE EXPEDITIONARY VESSELS

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 28 dated 30 Aug 2026 The PLA Navy continues to invest heavily in its expeditionary capabilities. In the brief titled ‘The PLA Navy Doubles Down on its Large Amphib Fleet’…

NATIONAL SECURITY RESILIENCE — FRAMING THE FIRST STEPS IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT

With the end of the Second World War, the global strategic balance shifted to bipolarity.[1] In the 1990s, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact marked a brief transition to a unipolar world.[2] At present, the rise…

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

THE DRONE MOTHERSHIP PROBLEM: WHAT CHINA’S NAVAL WRITINGS REVEAL ABOUT INDIA’S FUTURE LPDS

Every revolution in naval power has arrived twice. The first time as a machine. The second time, years later and at much greater cost, as an organisation. Carrier aviation did not transform naval warfare the…

NMF and Larsen & Toubro Sign MoU to Advance Research on Maritime Public-Private Partnership

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to advance research on public-private partnership in India’s maritime, security, and defence sectors. The MoU was signed by…

Assistant Military Attaché of the Russian Embassy Calls on the National Maritime Foundation

Mr Evgenii Setkov, Assistant Military Attaché, Embassy of the Russian Federation, called on the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) on 23 August 2026 for a courtesy meeting. The interaction was attended by Commodore Jai Bedi, Executive Director,…

NMF Hosts Professional Education Lecture on the Future of Underwater Domain Awareness

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) hosted Vice Admiral Sanjay Mahindru, PVSM, AVSM, NM, IN (Retd), for a Professional Education Lecture on “UDA: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go”. The session began with welcome remarks by Vice Admiral…

REVIEW OF “THE ASCENT OF MARITIME TRADE 1700-2025: ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD” NICK COLLINS. GARUD PRAKASHAN PVT LTD, 2026. 349 PAGES, ISBN: 978-93-47691-24-9, RS 699 (PAPERBACK)

Nick Collins’s examination of maritime trade addresses several dimensions of the subject that have substantial relevance for Indian scholarship and public discourse, particularly at a time when the economic,…

INDIA’S MARITIME ALTERNATIVE FUEL POLICY— EVALUATING TRANSITION PATHWAYS FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY AND ENERGY SECURITY

The shipping industry is simultaneously one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions and one of the most indispensable pillars of the global economy. Beyond its role in facilitating international…

INDIA AND THE DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT: TOWARDS A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY (PART 1)

Keywords: Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment, India, Eastern Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Maritime Security Note: This article is the first of a two-part series that undertakes an in-depth…