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 domain primarily through the lenses of security, logistics, and port-led development. Tourism — particularly maritime tourism — remains underdeveloped as a strategic sector notwithstanding […]
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. Yet, its institutions remain structurally, if not inherently, sea-blind. India’s prospects in the maritime domain, particularly those which require a strong resonance with a maritime […]
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 stability. It situates contemporary PLA brinkmanship within the broader geopolitical contestations of the western Pacific. It further evaluates the strategic linkages drawing Japan […]
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 a quiet but consequential reconfiguration. Expanding defence coordination among key Sunni-majority states, periodic discussions around an “Islamic NATO”, the […]
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 have been officially classified as ‘critical’ not only due to their role in the economic development and national security of the country but […]
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 reduction is framed as a technocratic process driven by markets, innovation, and institutional coordination. However, this premise is increasingly untenable. The persistence and intensification of geopolitical […]
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 evidence of a mature economic partnership sustained by decades of consistent policy-driven engagement. At the other lies the language of civilisational […]
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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 twenty-first century. As one of the world’s most vital maritime spaces, the Indian Ocean carries a substantial share of global trade […]
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. Although NbS is often intuitively perceived to be a more attractive option than conventional- or hard infrastructure (commonly referred-to as “grey” infrastructure) the adoption of […]
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 Youdon, Head of the Resilience, Sustainability and Ocean Resources (RSOR) Cluster at the National Maritime Foundation. The discussion focused […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 20 dated 31 Mar 2026 The Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (GMGS) operates under the direct control of China Geological Survey, Ministry of Land and Resources. It is a comprehensive scientific institution which conducts national basic, strategic and public beneficial investigation and research of […]