Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 12 dated 25 Mar 2025 In 2015, Pakistan signed a contract with China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. Ltd (CSOC), for eight S-26 Class submarines at an estimated cost of between four to five billion U.S. dollars. Termed as the Hangor Class Submarine Programme, this […]
Author: Helen Scales. Grove Press UK, 2024. 266 pages, Rs. 948, ISBN: 978-I-8047I-051-7 The book, What the Wild Sea Can Be, which has been longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction, has been authored by Dr Helen Scales, who is a marine biologist, writer, and broadcaster, and whose books have been adapted for stage and […]
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 […]
On 20 March 2024, the National Maritime Foundation had the privilege of welcoming Mr Nicolai Ruge (Chief Representative, Maritime Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark), Ms Anne Sofie Schøtt (Assistant Professor, Royal Danish Defence College), and their delegation. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director-General, NMF, delivered an insightful presentation on India’s maritime outlook in the […]
A day ahead of the India-EU Track One Maritime Security Dialogue, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Retd), Director-General, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), and Ms Saaz Lahiri, Research Associate, NMF, had the privilege of meeting Mr Giovanni Cremonini, Head of Sector, Maritime Security Division (SECDEFPOL.6), European External Action Service (EEAS), and Captain Fabrizio Falzi, Defence Attaché of […]
At the One-Day National Conference on “Indo-Pacific as a New Arena for Conflict”, hosted by REVA Centre for Global and Strategic Studies (REVA-CEGIS), REVA University, in collaboration with the Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S), Captain Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri (Retd), Senior Fellow, National Maritime Foundation, delivered a talk on “The Arms Race in the Indo-Pacific: […]
The High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore interacted with the Indian delegation comprising Captain RS Sawan, Senior Fellow, National Maritime Foundation (NMF), along with representatives from the Indian Coast Guard and the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), during their visit to Singapore for the 19th ReCAAP Governing Council Meeting […]
The National Maritime Foundation engaged in a meaningful interaction with Vice Admiral Justin Jones, AO, CSC, Commander Joint Operations, Royal Australian Navy, focusing on regional security dynamics. Captain RS Sawan, Senior Fellow at NMF, delivered an insightful presentation on “India’s Maritime Security Imperatives and Its Indo-Pacific Strategy.”
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 11 dated 17 Mar 2025 China’s development of long range conventional ballistic missiles, against static terrestrial as well as mobile maritime targets has been ongoing for several years. As part of the development process of such weapons, China has set up a few target ranges. […]
Ms Anum Khan, Associate Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), participated in the Western Indian Ocean Region Maritime Security Seminar, organised by the Africa Centre for Strategic Studies. As a panelist in the session titled “Assessing International Engagements in the Western Indian Ocean,” she presented an India-centric perspective, contributing to meaningful discussions on maritime […]
A moment of immense pride for the National Maritime Foundation as Mr Soham Agarwal, Associate Fellow, was felicitated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and Hon’ble Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas. Recognised for his outstanding bid on “Seabed Warfare and […]
Keywords: ASEAN; Code of Conduct; South China Sea; Maritime Security; 1982 UNCLOS At the 19th East Asia Summit held in Vientiane, Laos, on 11 October 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed support for the development of “a robust and effective Code of Conduct” (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS).[1] This statement followed a […]