This article constitutes the concluding segment of a two-part research paper written for policymakers within the Government of India, as also for the wider legal community in India and abroad. The first part[1] collated provisions of international law including established norms pertaining to seabed mining and sought to furnish relevant ‘baseline information’. This second part […]
Abstract Coastal erosion is now widely recognised as a significant global issue due to its adverse impacts on critical infrastructure, beach erosion, and the degradation of wetlands. These effects, in turn, have consequential implications for coastal communities and economies worldwide. This concern is particularly noteworthy given that a substantial majority, approximately 84%, of the world’s […]
The Director-General of the NMF, VAdm Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), held a discussion with Prof Amitabh Mattoo, Dean & Professor, School of International Studies, JNU, on fostering interaction and deepening cooperation between the NMF and the SIS, JNU.
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), and the Warship Design Bureau (WDB) jointly organised a round-table discussion with a delegation of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN). The delegation was led by Adm Adoong Pan-Iam, C-in-C, RTN, and accompanied by VAdm Narong Jongrakphuban, VAdm Tadavut Thaphitak-kul, RAdm Veerudome Muangchean, RAdm Panumas Thanpanich, and other senior officers of […]
Cmde Debesh Lahiri, Retd., Senior Fellow and the Executive Editor of ‘Maritime Affairs’, NMF, represented the Foundation and was a Speaker/Panelist at the UNODC GMCP and SL Navy organised 2-day workshop on “Charting Unruly Waters: Enhancing Maritime Domain Awareness in the Indian Ocean Region” being held at Colombo, Sri Lanka. His presentation was well-received.
Prof Shankari Sundararaman delivered the Professional Education Lecture (PEL) on ‘ASEAN and QUAD: Understanding the Role of Multilateralism in the Indo-Pacific’ at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, on Wednesday, 27 March 2024. The Session was chaired by the Director-General of the NMF, Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), who […]
Abstract The Indian Navy’s missions, articulated in the ‘Indian Maritime Doctrine’, range from the ‘military’ — characterised by the threat or use of force at and from the sea — to ‘benign’, which is characterised by the absence of violence. In recent years, two specific missions, namely, the evacuation of non -combatants from crisis zones, […]
Keywords: International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Legal Committee, IMO’s Legal Committee, Standard-setting, Rulemaking, Rules and Standards, Rules-based order, International law. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) that sets standards and creates regulatory frameworks for the safety, security, and environmental performance of international shipping.[1] The structure of the […]
On Tuesday, 19 March 2024, the National Maritime Foundation was visited by a delegation from the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF). The delegation was headed by Vice Admiral Hiroshi Egawa — President, Command and Staff College. Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan — Director-General, NMF, along with select members of the NMF faculty, graciously welcomed the […]
The Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd), represented the Foundation at the 12th Ocean Dialogue in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, 15 March 2024. He presented his paper titled, “Ensuring the Connectivity of Maritime Corridors in Times of Uncertainty”, in line with the […]
The National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi, signed an MoU with the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) at Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, 15 March 2024, on the sidelines of the 12th Ocean Dialogue, jointly organised by the DAV and the Vietnam office of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung. The MoU was formally signed by the Director-General […]
China and Japan are the warp and weft yarns of a geopolitical tapestry woven across millennia. The two countries share a significant, enduring, and long-running history — marked by both vibrant cultural exchange and devastating conflict. In fact, the first recorded tributary missions to China have been traced back to the mid-first century and early […]