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 […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 10 dated 10 Mar 2025 This brief is in follow up to Dabolim Diaries Issue No 9 which dealt with National Deep Sea Center (NDSC), Qingdao, Jiangsu Province. This issue studies the sister organization engaged in similar research i.e. the Institute of Deep-sea Science and […]
The growing global demand for critical minerals has made resource security a strategic priority for many nations. New Zealand’s recently released critical minerals strategy outlines a long-term vision for developing its mineral sector to support economic growth and sustainable resource management. For India, securing a stable supply of critical minerals is essential for advancing its […]
The National Maritime Foundation had the pleasure of hosting a delegation from the US Air War College on 05 March 2025. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, delivered the presentation on the overview of the maritime geopolitics. The session explored critical aspects of maritime strategy, regional security, and strategic […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd), Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation, delivered a distinguished guest lecture at the Kautilya School of Public Policy. The session, attended by faculty members and students from the school, provided an insightful overview of maritime geopolitics, highlighting the strategic importance of the maritime domain in contemporary […]
Darshana M Baruah. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2024. 206 Pages, ISBN 978-0-300-27091-4. Darshana M Baruah’s recent book, “The Contest for the Indian Ocean: And the Making of A New World Order”, which examines the evolving geopolitical dynamics in the Indian Ocean, makes a bold assertion – “[T]his is the theatre where the competition between […]
Keywords: Regional Cooperation, Maritime Security, Blue Economy, Fisheries Management, Sustainable Development In 1995, former (Late) President Nelson Mandela of the Republic of South Africa during his visit to India said, “The natural urge of the facts of history and geography should broaden itself to include the concept of an Indian Ocean Rim for socio-economic cooperation […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 9 dated 04 Mar 2025 China’s deep sea exploration capabilities have grown over the years. It is now, arguably the nation with the largest investment in this field. Support for such exploration has come from the apex level with President Xi Jinping, in a speech […]