Keywords: IORA–BIMSTEC MOU; MAHASAGAR; INDO-PACIFIC OCEANS INITIATIVE; INDIAN OCEAN REGIONALISM; BAY OF BENGAL COOPERATION; MARITIME SECURITY; BLUE ECONOMY; CLIMATE RESILIENCE; MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING; TRADE FACILITATION On 03 April 2025, at the Sixth BIMSTEC Summit held in Bangkok, the Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Mr Sanjiv Ranjan, and the Secretary-General of the Bay of […]
Key Words: MARITIME COOPERATION, BAYERN, IPOI, INDO-PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT 2024, ESIWA In making a set of policy-relevant recommendations to the Government of India that would be mutually beneficial to both India and Germany, this article outlines a few significant ongoing endeavours in the Indo-Pacific relevant to maritime security cooperation between India and Germany. In so […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General of the @nmfindia, delivered a riveting, India-centric reality-check on maritime trade via the Northern Sea Route. The address was part of the India Forum on “The Polar Order: The Arctic and Asia”, jointly organised by @meaindia, @moesgoi, @arctic_circle_org, and @orfonline at the Taj Palace […]
This text serves as a continuation of a prior article, which examined the historical and cultural interplay between India and Greece— two civilisations with a well-documented history of maritime contact and significant intellectual exchange dating back to ancient times. The earlier part explored avenues for leveraging the specific relationship between two societies. By borrowing a […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, and Comdt Neeraj Sharma, Research Fellow, NMF, delivered insightful presentations to IORA diplomats at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSFSI). VAdm Chauhan spoke on the “Maritime Security Paradigm in the Indian Ocean Region”, while Comdt Sharma addressed “Maritime Search and Rescue […]
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Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan (Director-General, @nmfindia), Captain Ranendra S Sawan (Senior Fellow, #NMF), and Ms Priyasha Dixit (Research Associate, #NMF) had a productive meeting with Ambassador (Ms) Shamma Jain (former Ambassador of India to Greece), Dr Vasileios Syros (Honorary Adjunct Fellow, #NMF), and Mr Arjun Hardas. This meeting was convened as a follow-up to earlier […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director-General, @nmfindia, Commodore Manish Sinha, Executive Director, #NMF, Ms Muskan Rai, Research Associate, Ms Priyasha Dixit, Research Associate and Ms Sruthylacshmi B Bhat, Junior Research Associate, met with Prof (Dr) Hindol Sengupta and Mr Rishi Suri—Co-Founders and Directors of @theglobalorder—for a preliminary discussion on a proposed collaborative conference centred on the […]
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), Director-General, NMF, Captain Yogendra Prakash Sharma, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, NMF, and Captain Ranendra S Sawan, Senior Fellow, NMF, participated in a one-day seminar on “Maritime Piracy: International Perspectives and Future Concerns” organised by the Centre for Advanced Studies in International Humanitarian Law and […]
Commodore Manish Sinha, Executive Director, @nmfindia, along with Commandant Neeraj Sharma, Research Fellow, Dr Chime Youdon, Research Fellow, Head of RSOR Cluster, and Mr John J Vachaparambil, Associate Fellow (Public International Maritime Law Cluster), held an engaging discussion with Mr Hisham Mundol, Director of Environmental Defense India Foundation (EDIF), and Mr Vijai D, Senior Manager, […]
Capt Yogendra Prakash Sharma, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow at the @nmfindia, delivered guest lectures on ‘Creating an Inclusive #Culture & #Leadership Role in #Gender Equity’ and ‘Leadership at Every Level’ for personnel of @IN_GNA at INS Hansa.
Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, DG, #NationalMaritimeFoundation, addressed a restricted expert-audience at the Manekshaw Centre, comprising members of the three #defenceforces and Indian #industry stakeholders. His talk focused on the comparative Concepts of Operations of India and China within the #maritime domain, and the consequential #military impact each exerts upon the other.