Abstract China has been trying assiduously, through a variety of means to assert greater control over the area encompassed by its so called ‘Nine-dash Line’ in the South China Sea. While it seeks to enforce its supposed rights in the area by deploying the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ships and maritime militia vessels for ‘grey […]
Japan’s 25th Defence Minister, Mr Kihara Minoru, released the latest edition of the nation’s Defence White Paper, “Defence of Japan 2024”, marking the 50th issue since the first edition was published, in 1970.[1] This milestone coincides with the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Self-Defence Forces (SDF), which […]
On Friday, 23 August 2024, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, Director-General of NMF, along with Cmde Debesh Lahiri, Senior Fellow, NMF; John Vachaparambil, Associate Fellow, NMF; Soham Agarwal, Associate Fellow, NMF; Dr Gulshan Sharma, Junior Research Associate, NMF; Ms Rashmi Yadav, Junior Research Associate, NMF; and Ms Chitali Kohli, Programme Executive, NMF, […]
Introduction Seeking to achieve initial operational capacity for seabed warfare by 2026, France is a nation putting in concerted effort to achieving competence in this domain. Beginning with a formalised public strategy, which lays out the ability that the French seek to achieve and the manner in which they seek to achieve it, to conducting […]
The National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, welcomed its Autumn 2024 Batch of Interns on 05 August 2024. 🌟 The NMF believes this internship will provide students from diverse geographies, backgrounds, and experiences the opportunity to engage in vibrant discussions, fostering thought-provoking ideas 💡 and ‘wow’ moments every day. 🌍 We are confident that their time […]
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, signed an MoU with the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ADRi), Makati City, Philippines, in an online meeting held on Monday, 05 August 2024. The MoU was formally signed by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director-General of the NMF, and Prof Victor Andres “Dindo” C. Manhit, […]
Professor Ping-Kuei Chen, from the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University, Taiwan gave an insightful presentation on “Contemporary Cross-Strait Dynamics” at the National Maritime Foundation on July 18, 2024. At the end of the presentation, Cmde Manish Sinha, Executive Director, NMF, presented a memento as a gesture of appreciation and collaboration promising more such […]
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) recently hosted Captain Allan Baker, UnitedStates Navy (USN), and the new Naval Attaché to India along with Captain David Wilcox, the outgoing US Naval Attaché. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan and Commodore Manish Sinha presided over the meeting that saw an exchange of pleasantries and far-reaching discussions on a host of […]
Session 2 of the 13th NMF-RSiS Dialogue included presentations on maritime cooperation, seabed warfare and a review of NMF-RSiS engagements. Speaker List: Ms Jane Chan, Senior Fellow, RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (PLAN-RSN Exercise Maritime Cooperation 2023: Implications, Opportunities, and Challenges vis-à-vis India) Mr Soham Agarwal, Associate Fellow, NMF (Seabed Warfare: Techno-legal […]
Day 2 of the NMF-RSiS Dialogue concluded with summative remarks by Ambassador Keng Yong Ong, Executive Deputy Chairman of RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. The event ended with a warm exchange of mementoes by Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM (Retd), Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation, and Ambassador Ong. […]
Day 2 of the 13th NMF-RSiS Dialogue began with a session on India-Singapore collaborative opportunities in the domain of Space. (RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University Singapore) Captain Kamlesh Agnihotri, Senior Fellow, NMF (India-Singapore: collaborative opportunities in the domain of Space)
Day 1 of the 13th NMF-RSiS Dialogue concluded with insightful presentations on China’s worldview, the Singapore-China relationship, and China’s operations in the South China Sea. Discussions added to the understanding of the various topics covered in Session 1. The speakers were: Dr Ben Ho, Assistant Professor, China Programme, RSIS | S. Rajaratnam School of International […]