A step forward in maritime collaboration! The National Maritime Foundation and the Korea Maritime Institute signed an MoU in Busan, in the esteemed presence of His Excellency Amit Kumar, Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and Colonel Ashish Gairola, Defence Attaché. The MoU was signed by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd), Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation, delivered a compelling address at the online Distinguished Lecture Series organised by the US-based Council for Strategic Affairs (CSA). Speaking on the theme “Indo-Pacific Challenges in the Trump 2.0 Era”, he offered deep insights into the evolving maritime and geopolitical […]
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 […]
Capt YP Sharma, Deputy Director, National Maritime Foundation, shared insights on “Decision Making Techniques” and “Change Management” with Bhutan’s senior and mid-level officers at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), Dwarka.
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director-General, @nmfindia, delivered a comprehensive briefing and presentation to Ms Muanpuii Saiawi, Joint Secretary (Disarmament & International Security Affairs); Commodore Nitin Parvataneni, Director (Military), D&ISA; Ms Nabanita Chakrabarti, Joint Secretary (Indo-Pacific), MEA; Group Captain V S Srihari, Advisor, IC–Multilateral, MoD; and Mr K V Tirumala, Director, IDS/DMA, MoD. The meeting also […]
Keywords: IORA–BIMSTEC MOU; MAHASAGAR; INDO-PACIFIC OCEANS INITIATIVE; INDIAN OCEAN REGIONALISM; BAY OF BENGAL COOPERATION; MARITIME SECURITY; BLUE ECONOMY; CLIMATE RESILIENCE; MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING; TRADE FACILITATION On 03 April 2025, at the Sixth BIMSTEC Summit held in Bangkok, the Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Mr Sanjiv Ranjan, and the Secretary-General of the Bay of […]
Key Words: MARITIME COOPERATION, BAYERN, IPOI, INDO-PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT 2024, ESIWA In making a set of policy-relevant recommendations to the Government of India that would be mutually beneficial to both India and Germany, this article outlines a few significant ongoing endeavours in the Indo-Pacific relevant to maritime security cooperation between India and Germany. In so […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General of the @nmfindia, delivered a riveting, India-centric reality-check on maritime trade via the Northern Sea Route. The address was part of the India Forum on “The Polar Order: The Arctic and Asia”, jointly organised by @meaindia, @moesgoi, @arctic_circle_org, and @orfonline at the Taj Palace […]
This text serves as a continuation of a prior article, which examined the historical and cultural interplay between India and Greece— two civilisations with a well-documented history of maritime contact and significant intellectual exchange dating back to ancient times. The earlier part explored avenues for leveraging the specific relationship between two societies. By borrowing a […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, and Comdt Neeraj Sharma, Research Fellow, NMF, delivered insightful presentations to IORA diplomats at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSFSI). VAdm Chauhan spoke on the “Maritime Security Paradigm in the Indian Ocean Region”, while Comdt Sharma addressed “Maritime Search and Rescue […]
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 […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Director-General, @nmfindia), Captain Ranendra S Sawan (Senior Fellow, #NMF), and Ms Priyasha Dixit (Research Associate, #NMF) had a productive meeting with Ambassador (Ms) Shamma Jain (former Ambassador of India to Greece), Dr Vasileios Syros (Honorary Adjunct Fellow, #NMF), and Mr Arjun Hardas. This meeting was convened as a follow-up to earlier […]