Keywords: IORA, Dialogue Partners, Regional Cooperation, Multilateral Accountability, MAHASAGAR, India’s IORA Chairmanship, Maritime Governance, Special Fund, GIZ, South Korea, China, Germany India assumed the chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in November of 2025, inheriting a forum with twelve Dialogue Partners and no systematic account of what any of them has […]
Keywords Seychelles; India; Maritime Diplomacy; Blue Economy; Maritime Security; Non-Traditional Maritime Security Threats; Small Island Development States (SIDS) On 12 March 2025, during his visit to Mauritius, Prime Minister Modi unveiled India’s enhanced maritime policy, vision or outlook — MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions) — an […]
Present discussions surrounding sea-blindness carry a deeper subtext. India’s legitimacy as a maritime nation has rarely been disputed, yet the country continues to think of itself largely through a continental lens rather than a maritime one, despite the fact that the Government of India has increasingly articulated the nation’s maritime orientation with […]
India’s engagement with the Maldives represents one of the most significant examples of development diplomacy in South Asia. Over the past two decades, India has emerged as one of the foremost development and security partners of the Maldives, supporting the island nation through infrastructure financing, capacity-building and capability-enhancement initiatives, humanitarian assistance, financial support […]
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 […]
Keywords: INDIA’S SHIPBUILDING AMBITIONS, TÜRKIYE’S SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY, COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING, NAVAL SHIPBUILDING, DEFENCE EXPORTS, MARITIME INDUSTRIAL POLICY, MILGEM PROGRAMME, GLOBAL SHIPBUILDING COMPETITION, GREEN SHIPPING, MARITIME STRATEGY As India moves towards its shipbuilding goals—with an explicit ambition of entering the world’s top ten shipbuilding nations by 2030 and eventually the top five by 2047[1]—it […]
On 05 February 2026, India’s Ministry of Defence, through a Press Information Bureau release, informed of an interception, investigation, and apprehension by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) of three oil tankers, approximately 100 nautical miles west off Mumbai.[1] The ICG operation was purportedly launched to dismantle an international oil-smuggling racket wherein there was an “illicit” […]
INTRODUCTION: WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES STRATEGY The Indo-Pacific is not simply a geographic designation. It is the beating heart of the global economy – a region that accounts for nearly two-thirds of global GDP, approximately 60 per cent of global maritime trade, and close to 70 per cent of seaborne energy flows.[1] Through its […]
The release of Germany’s first standalone military strategy, titled Verantwortung für Europa (Responsibility for Europe), on 22 April 2026, marks a watershed moment in the history of the Federal Republic’s security and defence policy.[1] Presented by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius, this comprehensive strategic package represents the most profound overhaul of the Bundeswehr’s […]
Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 23 dated 25 May 2026 PLA Navy Expeditionary Assets China has made considerable investment in her expeditionary capabilities. More notably, the expeditionary assets that the PLA Navy has acquired over the years have increased in both, size and capability. Various variants of the Type […]
Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri KW Publishers Pvt Ltd (New Delhi), 2022. 286 pages, ISBN: 978-93-91490-17-1, Rs. 1,280 (hardback) ‘Opportunities multiply as they are seized’ -Sun Tzu Few maxims better capture the underlying thrust of Captain Kamlesh Kumar Agnihotri’s book than this timeless aphorism from Sun Tzu. Opportunities in the contemporary strategic landscape are […]
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 […]