Introduction The international shipping lanes that crisscross the vast expanse of the world’s oceans serve as the great highways of India’s trade endeavours, carrying nearly 95 per cent of her trade by volume and 68 per cent by value. However, beneath this impressive statistic lies a concerning reality: KPMG [[1]] reports that merely 8 per […]
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Abstract: The Gulf of Khambhat, historically known as the Gulf of Cambay, is a bay in the Arabian Sea in the state of Gujarat on the west coast of India. Alang-Sosiya, where the majority of India’s ship breaking and ship recycling industry is concentrated, is located approximately 30 km from Bhavnagar in the Gulf of […]
Andrew Charlton. Australia: Black Inc, 2023. 256 pages, Rs. 800 (online), ISBN 978-1760644772 Australia and India have long shared a unique bond, encompassing everything from cricket to a thriving Indian diaspora. The recently released book Australia’s Pivot to India by economist-turned-politician Andrew Charlton seeks to unravel the intricate tapestry of India-Australia relations. Moreover, the Australian Prime […]
There has been substantial commentary on the Suez Canal and the Red Sea since 19 November 2023, the day the Houthi rebels seized[1] the MV Galaxy Leader, a British-owned, Japanese-operated ship in the southern Red Sea, which was carrying Israeli cargo. This seizure, as per the Houthis, was a reaction to the continuing Israeli aggression […]
On Thursday, 11 January 2024, a delegation from the RAND Corporation led by the Dr Rafiq Dossani, and Cortney Weinbaum visited the NMF. The round table discussion was about the extension of the MoU between the NMF and the RAND Corporation. The discussion was chaired by the Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, […]
The global shipping industry is in crisis due to a surge in attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which have increased both in frequency and intensity in recent weeks. These attacks have raised concerns about the safety of mercantile trade over one of the most vital maritime trade […]
The NMF is pleased to announce that Captain Ranendra Singh Sawan, Senior Fellow at the NMF, has been awarded the second prize for his essay on ‘Preservation of Fisheries Resources: A Case for Regional Cooperation’ in the IONS Essay Competition 2022. This competition was conducted by the French Navy, the chair of the IONS during […]
Note:- This article was first published as an opinion piece by “The Sunday Guardian” on 12 December 2023. (https://sundayguardianlive.com/investigation/strategising-indias-long-term-security). It is reproduced with due permission of the author and the newspaper. India’s posited rise is hindered by its lack of a national security strategy. Not only does it lack a formal strategic review process, but […]
Keywords: Law, Lawfare, Responses to lawfare, Litigators, Litigation, Strategic litigation, China, People’s Republic of China, Ukraine, Russia-Ukraine conflict. The preceding two articles in this specific series-of-three explored some of the more prominent facets of ‘lawfare’, including its underlying concepts and techniques. In this culminating article, two contemporary case studies of lawfare are examined. Although several […]
A meeting was held between the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi and the Taiwan Asia Exchange Foundation, Taipei on 13 October 2023 for renewal of the MoU between the two institutions. The MOU was renewed for a five year period, (until October 2028).
The Director-General of the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, presenting a small token of appreciation to one of the largest-hearted benefactors of the NMF, Mrs Savita Kale, wife of the late Commodore Surendra Datt Kale. Mrs Kale represents a generation that truly loved and still loves the Navy […]