The characteristically dynamic Indo-Pacific region witnessed another seminal geopolitical development on 02 May 2024. At the headquarters of its Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM) in Hawaii, the United States (US) teamed up with its two regional allies, Australia and Japan, to form a new grouping amongst them, which Pentagon nicknamed (the Indo-Pacific) “SQUAD”.[1] The SQUAD joins the […]
As the maritime sector charts its course into the future, it finds itself at a critical juncture, confronting the challenges of decarbonisation amidst economic and geopolitical uncertainties. Greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry, constituting 3% of the global total, have surged by 20% in the past decade and, in the absence of decisive action […]
Key Words: Maritime Security, National Strategy, SDG 14, Shipbuilding, European Union, Spain. India The author would like to thank Ms Anuttama Banerjee, Junior Research Associate, National Maritime Foundation, for her contribution to this article. This article seeks to: (a) highlight the major features of Spain’s newly updated “National Strategy for Maritime Security 2024”, providing policymakers […]
2nd edition of the India-Australia-Indonesia Trilateral Maritime Security Workshop was conducted at INS Dronacharya, Kochi, India. Captain Sawan and Captain Vikramaditya, Senior Fellows at NMF, delivered their presentations on the theme of collaborative efforts in the IOR.
Keywords: IUU Fishing, Fishing, Fisheries, Fisheries Policy, Small-scale fishing, Artisanal fishing, Fish landing points, Fish landing centres, Geo-tagging, GIS, Economic impact, India, Maritime, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific. “IUU Fishing”, as a well-known abbreviation for “Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing”, is a collective term for a broad range of fishing activities considered illegal, unreported, or unregulated […]
The resilience of submarine communication cables — which are integral to international connectivity — is receiving increasing attention at the international level.[1] Increasing the resilience of submarine communication cable systems would involve, inter alia, introduction of redundancies, i.e., introducing greater number of cables with greater carrying capacity, as well as increasing the capacity-of and […]
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 […]