Trouble at the Root of Supply Chains The present global milieu has been ushered into an age of recalibration, resulting from analyses that usually transcend traditional assumptions, mainly because the reliably pinned-down factors that served as the denominator for such analyses have radically shifted. Thus, the focus of this article is […]
Contemporary Developments India and Spain have jointly designated 2026 as the “Year of Culture, Tourism, and Artificial Intelligence.”[1] This development marks an important step in broadening the cultural dimensions of their bilateral partnership. The cultural lens lends a unique perspective through which both countries can deepen cooperation while simultaneously strengthening maritime consciousness, […]
Keywords: Nuclear Technology, Undersea Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Maritime Security, Maritime Trade, Indo-Pacific China’s recent advances in the development of the thorium-229 (229Th) nuclear clock have attracted growing attention within scientific, defence, and strategic communities the world over.[1] Although the technology remains at an experimental stage, its potential implications extend far beyond precision […]
Keywords: India-Malaysia; Comprehensive Strategic Partnership; Defence Industrial Cooperation; Defence Technology Partnership; Maritime Security; Indian Ocean Region; Indo-Pacific Under the umbrella of the “India-Malaysia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership”, defence industry cooperation, along with research and development (R&D) collaboration, are fast emerging as key pillars of cooperation.[1] Bilateral defence ties, which date back to […]
India’s approach to “Constructive Engagement” in the maritime domain presently rests on five distinct, yet complementary, lines-of-thrust. The first is through multilateral constructs, which provide broad-based platforms for regional cooperation. The second is the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), India’s principal framework for promoting practical collaboration across the Indo-Pacific. The third comprises minilateral […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 27 dated 25 Jul 2026 Insofar as Navy’s go, the PLA Navy has been a late entrant to the practice of creating capabilities for underway replenishment of its vessels at sea having acquired its first tankers, four of the Type 905 Fuqing Class, in the […]
Keywords: Compellence, Re-Flagging, Registration, Energy Security, Supply-Chain Security, Legal Statecraft, Legislative Innovation, Statutory Interpretation, Strategic Litigation, Lawfare. Abstract In March 2026, the Prime Minister of India addressed the Rajya Sabha on the ongoing conflict in West Asia, and noted that “supplies of essential goods such as petrol, diesel, gas, and fertilizers [have […]
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) is undertaking a series of comparative studies involving countries that have developed advanced legal, institutional, and operational frameworks for the protection and management of underwater cultural heritage (UCH). As India increasingly seeks to reclaim its identity as a maritime civilisation, comparative analysis offers an opportunity to examine […]
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 interests better than outright defiance. By rejecting the award, China transformed a limited legal setback into a wider strategic liability. —– China treated the 2016 South China […]
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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 rooted in the conquest of Taiwan, more recently its expeditionary assets have been observed to grow in both […]
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 to Europe through the Gulf. The geopolitical logic was sound. The corridor offered an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, […]