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 […]
Making Waves’ is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended for academic research, and not for commercial use. NMF expresses its gratitude to all sources of information, which are […]
Making Waves’ is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended for academic research, and not for commercial use. NMF expresses its gratitude to all sources of information, which are […]
An online meeting was held between the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), New Delhi and the Scientific Research Institute of Sea and Islands (SRISI), Vietnam on 26 September 2023 for renewal of the MoU between the two institutions. Prof (Dr) Nguyen Ba Dien, Chairman SRISI identified numerous areas of research and these were concurred by Vice […]
Keywords: Lawfare, Law, War, Tactics, Legal tactics, Techniques of Lawfare. The preceding article of this trilogy explored the definitions and concepts associated with lawfare. This follow-on piece explores the tactics and techniques of lawfare, and focuses upon the practice of offensive as well as protective facets of lawfare — for the most part in […]
Back in 2020, two migratory birds flying over the Pointe d’Esny, south of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, were conversing: Bird one: Hey, can you see the oil, all over the ocean? There’s a ship too. Bird two: Yes, Buddy. The MV Wakashio traveling from China to Brazil ran aground here in Mauritius’s environmentally sensitive […]
Today, on 28 September 2023, the 45th World Maritime Day is being celebrated around the world.[1] First celebrated on 17 March 1978 to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Maritime Convention’s entry into force, this day is celebrated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and its 175 member nations.[2] While the first two celebrations […]