
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…
https://aumund.com/en/editorials/samson-ship-loading-solutions-for-copper-concentrate-in-latin-america/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…

REVIEW OF “INDIA’S ROLE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: MARITIME GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE”
Authors: Tomasz Łukaszuk. Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), US & UK 2025. 192 pages, Rs 1136, ISBN: 978-1-032-91248-6 (Paperback)
The strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has grown significantly in the…

INTEGRATING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS INTO COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE — LIMITS, UNCERTAINTY, AND POLICY CHALLENGES
Backdrop
This article seeks to provide critical albeit baseline inputs for policy-formulation with regard to the adoption nature-based solutions (NbS) for the enhancement of resilience of coastal infrastructure. …

NMF and Delhi School of Economics Host Session on Ports, Shipping and Blue Economy Resilience
The National Maritime Foundation partnered with the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, to convene a high-impact session on ports, shipping, and blue economy resilience.
The session featured a fireside chat moderated by Dr Chime…
