Given that the next two centuries are widely acknowledged to be centuries of the seas and space, it is prudent to bear in mind that over the course of these two centuries, “India will either be a maritime and space power… or she will not be any kind of power at all”.[1] This is not […]
On 6th May, the Delegation of the European Union to India organised a Road to Schuman event titled “The Security Environment in the Indo-Pacific Region and the EU’s Role as a Security Actor in Partnership/Cooperation with India”. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, Director General, NMF, discussed the geopolitical dimensions of the Indo-Pacific in the first-panel session […]
This article by Mr Richard Clark, former special Assistant and Press Secretary to the President of the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and founder of both the Cybersecurity & Intelligence Bureau (CSIB), and the FSM Information & Intelligence Service (IIS), was first published in The Diplomat on 19 April 2024 and is […]
Keywords: Maritime History, Indian Maritime History, Shipbuilding, Ancient Shipbuilding, Maritime Heritage The contemporary global shipbuilding industry has been shaped by epochal change on a near continuous basis. Shipbuilding is itself a subset of the seafaring element of external merchandise trade. Contemporary Indian society, particularly the Indian political, administrative, and industrial elite, remains woefully ignorant of […]
On 10 May 2024, the National Maritime Foundation hosted the US Capstone Course fellows for a professional interaction. The visiting delegation was provided a geo-strategic overview followed by insights into India’s maritime security imperatives in a rapidly changing milieu. Wide-ranging discussions were held on issues of contemporary interest to facilitate a greater understanding of drivers […]
Cmde Debesh Lahiri, Retd., Senior Fellow and the Executive Editor of the Flagship Journal ‘Maritime Affairs’, National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi spoke at the 4th Bay of Bengal Maritime Dialogue. The Dialogue was organised by the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and the Pathfinder Foundation on the 7-8 May 24 at Colombo. His talk in the panel […]
The Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region engaged in the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Maritime Security. Commodore Manish Sinha, Executive Director of the National Maritime Foundation represented the Organisation at the Forum. The Session highlighted the Centre’s successful coordination of recent operational responses in the region and emphasised the importance of bolstering Maritime […]
Alok Bansal. New Delhi. Pentagon Press LLP, 2023. 224 Pages, ISBN 978-81-951894-8-9. Rs 995 (Hardcover) China, in its attempt to secure a foothold in the Indian Ocean region, has taken keen interest in its ‘all-weather friend’, Pakistan, and has significantly aided the development of the much talked about deep-water port in Gwadar on its Makran […]
Prabir De, ed., KW Publishers Pvt Ltd, New Delhi 2023 Reviewed by Ms Sushmita Sihwag In his seminal address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore in 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an emphatic appeal for Asian solidarity: “Asia of rivalry will hold us all back. Asia of cooperation will shape this century.” He cited […]
On 17 April 2024, the Australian government unveiled two seminal documents. The first was its “National Defence Strategy 2024” (NDS-2024), while the second was the “Integrated Investment Program 2024” (IIP-2024). The NDS builds upon the findings of the “Defence Strategic Review 2023” (DSR-2023) and positions the country as a “middle-power maritime nation”[1] with its own […]
We are thrilled to highlight NMF’s ongoing dedication to marine conservation. Dr Chime Youdon, Research Fellow and Head of the Blue Economy and Climate Change Cluster, is currently fully immersed in the Marine Conservation Workshop facilitated and organised by the ICDF Taiwan. Over the course of two weeks, held in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Dr Youdon […]