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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…

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan Addresses Higher Command Course at AWC on Indo-Pacific Security

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director General, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), addressed the ongoing Higher Command Course at AWC on “Security in the Indo-Pacific Region and India”. During his address,…

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan Addresses National Defence College on Oceans and the Laws of the Sea

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director General, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), delivered an insightful address at the National Defence College, on 13 July 2026, on the topic “Oceans and the Laws of the…

THE PLA NAVY DOUBLES DOWN ON ITS LARGE AMPHIB FLEET

Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 26 dated 09 Jul 2026 China expeditionary capabilities continue to grow from strength to strength. While this has been a long-term enterprise dating back several decades and…

IMEC AFTER THE FIRE: FROM CONNECTIVITY CORRIDOR TO INDO-PACIFIC RESILIENCE ARCHITECTURE

In September 2023, at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, eight parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), a multimodal connectivity framework linking India…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 16-30 JUNE 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…

INDIA’S MARITIME CONSCIOUSNESS — THE NICOBARESE OF THE BAY OF BENGAL

Keywords: Nicobarese, Maritime Knowledge, Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Maritime Anthropology, Austroasiatic Migration, Andaman and Nicobar Islands,…

SECURING MARITIME INTERESTS IN THE PACIFIC — ADVANCING THE INDIA–PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARTNERSHIP

Strategic Overview The Indo-Pacific has assumed very considerable strategic importance in global geopolitics, elevating the significance of every segment and…

A LEGAL SCAFFOLDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A ‘STRATEGIC MERCHANT FLEET’ IN INDIA — IDENTIFYING INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES

With less than 6% of India’s overseas trade being carried on Indian-flagged or Indian-owned vessels till FY19, the reliance of Indian trade upon foreign-flagged…