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Areas of Research, Articles, Articles from 2025, Enhancing Maritime Consciousness, Ms Priyasha Dixit

EXPLORING THE MARITIME SHAPING OF INDIAN GEOGRAPHY: PART 2 LINKING MARITIME MEMORY WITH MODERN UNDERSTANDING

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 […]

30 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Areas of Research, Articles, Articles from 2025, Enhancing Maritime Consciousness

BOOK REVIEW: “GALLIPOLI MEMORIES”

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.” […]

29 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Areas of Research, Articles, Articles from 2025, Indian and Regional Maritime Security

HOW ASSASSINATIONS AND THE VIRTUAL NARRATIVE ARE CHANGING THE SHAPE OF WARFARE

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 […]

25 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Areas of Research, Articles, Articles from 2025, Indian and Regional Maritime Security, Ms Sushmita Sihwag

“COMPREHENSIVE ARCHIPELAGIC DEFENCE CONCEPT” (CADC) OF THE PHILIPPINES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA ARISING THEREFROM

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 […]

24 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Anum Khan, Areas of Research, Articles, Articles from 2025, Indian and Regional Maritime Security

INDIA’S MARITIME CAPACITY-BUILDING AND CAPABILITY-ENHANCEMENT IN THE WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN

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 […]

23 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Areas of Research, Articles, Articles from 2025, Indian and Regional Maritime Security, Ms Aashima Kapoor

BOOK REVIEW: THE CHRYSANTHEMUM AND THE SWORD

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 […]

14 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Areas of Research, Articles, Articles from 2025, Cmde Debesh Lahiri, Indian and Regional Maritime Security, Mr Soham Agarwal

DEVELOPING A ‘DISASTER-RESILIENCE FRAMEWORK’ FOR CRITICAL UNDERSEA COMMUNICATION CABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

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. […]

12 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Articles, Articles from 2025, Indian and Regional Maritime Security

OMAN’S INTEGRATION INTO IMEC: STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES FOR ENHANCEMENT OF THE IMEC EASTERN CORRIDOR

Introduction The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC [sometimes also abbreviated to IMEEC]) represents a transformative connectivity initiative that emerged from the G20 Summit in New Delhi on 9 September 2023. The memorandum of understanding was signed between India, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, and the European Union, establishing […]

9 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Making Waves

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 01- 15 JUNE 2025

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 […]

8 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Making Waves, Ms Rashmi Yadav

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 16- 31 MAY 2025

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 […]

8 July 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

Areas of Research, Articles from 2025, Indian and Regional Maritime Security, Ms Arijita Sinha Roy

OPTIMISING THE ROK’S DIALOGUE PARTNERSHIP WITH IORA DURING INDIA’S CHAIRSHIP

In 2022, the Yoon Suk Yeol administration unveiled the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, marking a significant shift towards a more proactive regional role. The strategy reaffirmed Korea’s enduring commitment to promoting freedom, peace, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific, while embracing the principles of openness, inclusiveness, and rules-based order. It underscores Seoul’s ambition to […]

30 June 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

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NMF and KIEP Explore New Horizons in India–RoK Maritime Partnership

At a focused discussion with Dr Kyunghoon Kim, Associate Research Fellow at KIEP, the NMF delegation — Capt YP Sharma (Deputy Director), Dr Chime Youdon, Mr Tariq Ahmad, Ms Arijita Sinha Roy and Ms Chitali Kohli — explored opportunities to advance India–RoK maritime cooperation From green ports and shipbuilding to offshore platforms and digitalisation, the […]

27 June 2025 /0 Comments/by admin

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