Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 23 dated 25 May 2026 PLA Navy Expeditionary Assets China has made considerable investment in her expeditionary capabilities. More notably, the expeditionary assets that the PLA Navy has acquired over the years have increased in both, size and capability. Various variants of the Type […]
Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri KW Publishers Pvt Ltd (New Delhi), 2022. 286 pages, ISBN: 978-93-91490-17-1, Rs. 1,280 (hardback) ‘Opportunities multiply as they are seized’ -Sun Tzu Few maxims better capture the underlying thrust of Captain Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri’s book than this timeless aphorism from Sun Tzu. Opportunities in the contemporary strategic landscape are […]
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 for academic research, and not for commercial use. NMF expresses its gratitude to all sources of information, which are […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 22 dated 17 May 2026 This brief is an update on Pakistan’s Hangor Class submarine programme, an earlier report on which was published on 25 March 2025. Several notable events have happened since this was published. These are as listed in the subsequent […]
The character of warfare is undergoing a profound transformation, driven not merely by the introduction of new platforms or weapons, but by the emergence of data as the central element of combat power. Modern battlefields are increasingly saturated with sensors, ranging from satellites and unmanned aerial systems, to electronic intelligence platforms and […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 21 dated 07 May 2026 China’s aircraft carrier programme is gathering steam. The commissioning of the Liaoning (25 Sep 2012) was followed by the Shandong (17 Dec 2019), which had large design similarities with its predecessor. After this, there was a hiatus of […]
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 for academic research, and not for commercial use. NMF expresses its gratitude to all sources of information, which are […]
Backdrop The global semiconductor industry’s near-total dependence on maritime logistics for the movement of critical inputs imposes a set of structural vulnerabilities that remain curiously underexamined in contemporary discourse on supply chain resilience. While prevailing analyses emphasise on aspects such as diversification or redundancy, they frequently lay insufficient stress upon the actual […]
The economic and military growth of a nuclear-armed China and its implications for India’s security have caused India’s Prime Ministers from Vajpayee to Manmohan to Narendra Modi to invest substantially in strengthening the India-US relationship over the last three decades[1]. Their objectives have been to break out of technology isolation, modernise India’s military, […]
The joint development by India and Iran (later augmented by commitments from Afghanistan and sustained interest from Uzbekistan) of the Iranian port of Chabahar has long been subjected to operational uncertainty. It would be recalled that the US first imposed sanctions on Iran in November 1979.[1] The US withdrawal from the “Joint […]
Keywords: FISHERIES POLICY, FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, INDO-PACIFIC, RFMO, FAD, IUU FISHING The governance of global fisheries has become increasingly complex in the Indo-Pacific, where ecological pressures, economic interests and strategic competition intersect. Within this evolving landscape, the European Union (EU) has positioned itself as a leading advocate of sustainable fisheries through instruments such as […]
Keywords: ARMED CONFLICT, MARITIME THREATS, MARINE INSURANCE, P&I CLUBS, MARITIME TRADE, SHIPPING, SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION, INSURANCE LAW, TRANSPORTATION LAW, RISK MANAGEMENT. Introduction The realities of marine insurance were recently brought home to India by the merchant shipping disruptions in and around the Strait of Hormuz.[1] Amid these disruptions, Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai […]