Keywords: Indonesia, China, DOC, COC, Code of Conduct, Indo-Pacific, MAHASAGAR. Indonesia’s Geostrategic Centrality in the Indo-Pacific Indonesia occupies a geostrategic position along some of the world’s most vital international shipping lanes (ISLs), through which over 60% of global maritime trade flows annually.[1] Despite not being a formal party to the South China Sea disputes […]
Keywords: TÜRKIYE–BANGLADESH, BAY OF BENGAL, SOUTH ASIA STRATEGIC ALIGNMENTS, INDIA–BANGLADESH RELATIONS, EMERGING REGIONAL BLOCS, GEOPOLITICAL REALIGNMENT This policy paper examines the Türkiye–Bangladesh relationship through the lenses of defence cooperation, ideological affinity, and geopolitical alignment. It explores whether this engagement marks a temporary convergence based on political convenience, or whether it has the potential to evolve […]
Keywords: PLA Navy, Aircraft Carriers, Fujian, Liaoning, Shandong, EMALS, Power Projection, Far Seas, Maritime Security, Indian Ocean, J-15, J-35, Liu Huaqing, Gerard Ford, CATOBAR, Doraleh, Djibouti “The carrier has become an important strategic weapon for China’s maritime ambitions, the development of naval power, and its strategic goals for sea lane security and regional influence”[1] Admiral […]
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 […]
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 […]
The preceding part of this two-part article examined the Mauryan Empire’s efforts to integrate coastal dominion into its imperial logic in order to expand its power. It concluded that ancient Indian polities, although constrained by their technological and institutional limitations[1], nevertheless exercised a conscious and deliberate form of maritime agency. The workings of the maritime […]
Compton Mackenzie. Panther Books (London), 1965. 315 pages, ISBN: 9781846649616 (Paperback) “One is so apt nowadays to regard even one’s own motives and actions during the War with a contemptuous cynicism that it is as well to remind oneself of emotions which were profoundly and sincerely felt.” […]
The continuing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, coupled with the India-Pakistan military skirmish of May 2025, have shown that not only has warfare changed but older forms of military attacks are once again back in fashion. Assassinations, once thought of as taboo, are back as a preferred tool for nations to use. Further, as countries […]
Keywords: Comprehensive Archipelagic Defence Concept; CADC; the Philippines; South China Sea; India A geopolitical storm has been brewing in the South China Sea (SCS) for some time now, and increasingly, the Philippines finds itself at the centre of this turmoil. Over the past decade, successive administrations of the archipelagic nation have employed various strategies to […]
Keywords: AIKEYME Exercise, IOS SAGAR, Capacity Building, Capability enhancement, Western Indian Ocean, Maritime Security Architecture April 2025 has been a milestone month for India’s maritime ambitions, marked by two unprecedented initiatives. On 05 April, while celebrating the 62nd National Maritime Day, the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR set sail from the naval facility at Karwar […]
Ruth Benedict, Mariner Books, reprinted edition 2005.324 pages, ISBN-10: 0-618-61959-3, Rs 1662 (paperback) “They cultivate the pleasures of the flesh like fine arts, and then, when they are fully savoured, they sacrifice them to duty.” – Ruth Benedict The very title of Ruth Benedict’s The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is rich with […]
The vagaries of climatic conditions and increased occurrence of natural hazards have brought into focus the importance of ensuring resilient societies. Since infrastructure has become a key component to the proper functioning of modern societies, inherent within the concept of resilient societies is resilient infrastructure. This becomes more significant in the context of ‘critical’ infrastructure. […]