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NMF Senior Fellow Participates in Maritime Security Workshop in Mombasa

Captain RS Sawan, Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation, participated in a workshop on maritime cooperation and coordination in the Western Indian Ocean held in Mombasa from 14 to 17 April 2026. The workshop was organised by the…

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

MARITIME TOURISM — THE CASE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

India’s engagement with the seas has historically extended beyond trade and naval power, encompassing and incorporating culture, mobility, and exchange. Despite this, contemporary policy continues to treat the maritime…

SEA-BLIND INSTITUTIONS: HOW COLONIAL LEGACIES WEAKEN MARITIMITY IN INDIA

Establishing Background India presently aspires to invoke its civilisational oceanic heritage to be a leading maritime power, projecting influence in multiple dimensions of cooperation across the Indo-Pacific. …

IMPERATIVES OF MAINTAINING OPEN, SAFE AND SECURE SEAS AMIDST CONTEMPORARY CROSS-STRAIT DYNAMICS

Abstract This article examines the tenuous cross-Strait dynamics under the shadow of China’s sustained military and grey-zone coercion against Taiwan and the attendant risks to regional peace and global maritime…

NMF Hosts Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Delegation for Strategic Engagement

The National Maritime Foundation hosted Captain Hiroyuki Kosuga, Outgoing Naval Attaché at the Embassy of Japan, for a professional interaction, alongside the introduction of the incoming Naval Attaché, Captain Nakanishi Ryota of the Japan…

CONCEPTUALISING A “MEDITERRANEAN ARC” (A FUNCTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MARITIME COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA, GREECE, CYPRUS, AND ISRAEL)

Note: This paper was penned just prior to the outbreak of hostilities in the Persian Gulf on 28 February 2026. The security landscape stretching from West Asia to the Eastern Mediterranean is undergoing…

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THE SEABORNE TRANSPORT OF INDIA’S ‘CRITICAL’ MINERALS (PART 1)

Mineral resources underpin industrial economies and technological progress and are indispensable to the energy transition, enabling the production of solar panels, wind turbines, and battery storage technologies. Some of these mineral resources…

NMF Moderates Session on India–ROK Economic Collaboration at KI-FEIF 2026

Commodore Jai Bedi, Executive Director of the National Maritime Foundation, moderated a session on “Korea–India Collaboration—Business Incentives, Regulatory Framework, and Joint Opportunities” at the 4th Korea–India Future Economy…

THE CLIMATE COST OF WAR — CONFLICT AS A STRUCTURAL DRIVER OF EMISSIONS, ENERGY DISRUPTION, AND BLUE-CARBON LOSS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

Climate policy is typically constructed on the assumption that decarbonisation can proceed within a stable geopolitical environment. This assumption underpins dominant approaches to climate governance, where emissions…

RE-READING INDIA–SINGAPORE MARITIME INTERDEPENDENCE

Relations between India and Singapore are frequently narrated along two familiar axes. At one end lies the empirical comfort of trade tables, FDI flows, port investments, and institutional agreements, each acting as…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: SECOND SPECIAL EDITION

Making Waves is a compilation of maritime news and analytical insights drawn from national and international online sources. Sourced directly from original publications, the content undergoes minor editorial refinement by specialists in maritime…