The “Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation” (FIPIC) was established in 2014 as a strategic initiative by India to strengthen its diplomatic, economic, and cultural engagement with the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). FIPIC comprises 14 Pacific Island nations — Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, […]
Authors: Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis. Collingwood, Australia: La Trobe University Press in conjunction with Black Inc, 2024. 287 pages, Rs. 2,000, ISBN: 9781760644512 Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia’s Security is a thought-provoking exploration of Australia’s maritime identity and strategic outlook. Published in April 2024 by La Trobe University Press, the book is co-authored by […]
Abstract: Despite its growing alignment with Pakistan, Indian strategic thinking has largely failed to accord the requisite degree of centrality to Türkiye. This article is the second in a series examining the manner in which India’s own maritime strategies within the western segment of the Indo-Pacific, namely, the Indian Ocean, are impacted by Türkiye’s maritime […]
This paper was first published in the Conference Booklet of the Republic of Korea Navy’s International Seapower Symposium held in Busan, S Korea, on 29 May 2025 Maritime Uncertainty at the Strategic Level In our contemporary times, two broad systems are currently engaged in global competition. The first is a state system that draws […]
Abstract: Türkiye’s expanding presence in the Indian Ocean has emerged as a subject of growing interest within Indian strategic discourse, particularly in light of its increasing engagement in the western Indian Ocean region. This development carries significant implications for India’s maritime geostrategy and its broader Indo-Pacific vision. As Türkiye deepens its diplomatic, economic, and military […]
This article sheds light on the tangible influence of India’s maritime history on its geographical development and cultural blossoming, from antiquity to the present. Tracing the distinct histories and spatial trajectories of two major seafaring Indian polities from the past— the Mauryans and the Cholas— this text attempts to reveal a persistent cultural continuum that […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, was a distinguished speaker at the 27th Strategic Seminar on “Thwarting Emerging Geopolitical and Technological Challenges” at #KasauliClub during #KasauliWeek.
Strengthening academic and strategic exchanges across the Indo-Pacific Capt YP Sharma, Deputy Director, along with Senior Fellows Capt KK Agnihotri and Capt KS Vikramaditya, Comdt Neeraj Sharma, Research Fellow, and NMF researchers Ms Sushmita Sihwag, Ms Arijita Sinha-Roy, Mr Chemi Rigzin, Ms Aashima Kapoor, and Ms Chitali Kohli, Programme Executive, engaged in a productive interaction […]
Keywords: India, Eastern African littoral and island States, Foreign Policy, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Kampala Principles, India-Africa Forum Summits India’s maritime policy of SAGAR[1] was a comprehensive statement of India’s policy-intent in progressing its maritime relations with the island- and coastal States of eastern Africa. Its subsequent amplification into ‘MAHASAGAR’, has extended India’s maritime strategic […]
Abstract The contemporary geopolitical environment in the Western Pacific is becoming increasingly unstable on account of intractable territorial disputes and overlapping maritime zone claims in the East and South China Seas. The tenuous Taiwan Strait dynamics further elevate the regional instability quotient. The resultant maritime security situation threatens the freedom of the seas for safe […]
The National Maritime Foundation had the honour of hosting a delegation from the Joint Staff College, Japan, led by Captain NOJO Masashi of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). The interaction began with welcome remarks by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, and included presentations from both the Japanese […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, DG NMF, presenting at the Republic of South Korea Navy’s 17th Seapower Symposium in Busan, South Korea, and making a series of telling points while providing an important perspective from India on the maritime geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific, why there is so much strategic uncertainty, and what “Maritime India” is doing […]