The #NationalMaritimeFoundation was proud to host a high-level #delegation comprising Dr Andrew Byers, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for #SouthAndSoutheastAsia, Mr John “Jay” Wise (South Asia Director), and Mr Jonathan Mangrum, South Asia Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense, among other officials. The #NMF delegation was led by Admiral Karambir Singh, Chairman, […]
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The civilisational ties between India and Greece may be considered an organic consequence of the extensive maritime trade that has occurred between the two societies throughout history. The expansion and integration of maritime networks acted as a catalyst for valuable interaction between — and the emulsification of — two great ancient cultures. Numerous travellers, motivated […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director-General, @nmfindia, along with Capt RS Sawan, Senior Fellow, #NMF, interacted with Ms Swati Ganeshan and Dr (Ms) Cchavi Vasisht, Senior Research Associate, from the #ChintanResearchFoundation. The DG provided an overview of the NMF and India’s evolving #MaritimeGeostrategy in the #IndoPacific, followed by a dynamic discussion on #StrategicPriorities and avenues for […]
The Director-General of the #NationalMaritimeFoundation, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, along with Capt RS Sawan, Senior Fellow, #NMF, held a meeting with V Adm Ignacio Villanueva Serrano, the Operational Commander of Operation ATALANTA and Capt Fabrizio Falzi, (EU DA in Delhi). The discussion centered upon the optimum manner of enhancing #EU–#India #maritimesecurity cooperation within the remit […]
Mr Chemi Rigzin, Research Associate at the @nmfindia, participated in the China Chronicles Series organised by @orfonline. The high-level dialogue unpacked the strategic pulse of the upcoming #2025Lianghui, analysing the transition from the 14th to the 15th Five-Year Plan. Analysts underscored #China’s aim to reshape the global order — where #economic power must now be […]
The #NationalMaritimeFoundation had an engaging discussion with Dr Wongi Choe, professor at the Department of #AsiaPacificStudies and Head of the Centre for #ASEANIndiaStudies, Korea National Diplomatic Academy. From the NMF, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Director-General), Commodore Manish Sinha (Executive Director), and Ms Arijita Sinha Roy (Junior Research Associate) exchanged views with Dr Choe, revisiting key […]
DG: Meghayan-25 Symposium- Moderate Panel Discussion in Session-3: “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together: Enhancing Maritime Security and Coordination” [NSB] Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, #NationalMaritimeFoundation, moderated a key session at #Meghayan25—the Meteorological and Oceanological Seminar—titled “Closing the Early Warning Gap Together: Enhancing Maritime Security and Coordination.”
William Dalrymple. Bloomsbury Publishing (London), 2024. 479 pages, ISBN: HB: 978-1-4088-6441-8, Rs 999 (Hardback) “The Golden Road—” has been authored by the esteemed British historian, William Dalrymple, who is widely recognised for his contribution to scholarship on South Asian history. In this book, Dalrymple essentially focuses upon a certain phenomenon that spanned roughly a millennium […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 13 dated 11 Apr 2025 China’s tryst with the Antarctic was led by Guo Kun, a graduate of the PLA Military Institute of Engineering, Harbin. While working at the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), in the early 1980s, he was appointed as Director of the newly […]
Strengthening Indo-French Maritime Synergies! The National Maritime Foundation was honoured to welcome the delegation from the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI). The esteemed delegation—comprising Dr Marc Julienne (Director), Ms Céline Pajon, Mr John Seaman, Ms Sylvia Malinbaum, and Ms Isabelle Saint-Mézard—was briefed by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Director General, NMF) on India’s maritime imperatives […]
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) hosted Mr Nico Lange, Senior Fellow at the Munich Security Conference @munsecconf, and the Centre for European Policy Analysis @cepaorg, accompanied by Mr Adrian Haack, Director of @kasinindia, and Mr Ashish Gupta (Head of Programme, KAS India). VAdm Pradeep Chauhan (Director-General, NMF), delivered a compelling presentation on #Indian #Maritime Imperatives […]