Along with the first sea trials of the Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) Vikrant in early August, the Indian Navy has been steadily augmenting its capability-building engagements with the partner navies of the Indo-Pacific. In the last fortnight alone, the Indian Navy has conducted four bilateral naval exercises. It is also slated to conduct the first exercise with the Royal […]
Kate Guy et al, Product of the National Security, Military, and Intelligence Panel on Climate Change, eds. Francesco Femia and Caitlin Werell. (Washington, DC: The Centre for Climate and Security, an Institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, 2020) The February 2020 report by Kate Guy et al, entitled “A Security Threat Assessment of Global […]
The successful completion of the five-day sea trials (from 04 to 08 August 2021) of the long-delayed indigenous aircraft carrier, the new Vikrant, is a seminal event and one that has been justifiably met with elation and a palpable sense of maritime pride.[1] “Maritime” is quite clearly the prevailing geopolitical flavour. On the very next […]
Abstract The issue of climate change continues to hog the lime-light. Even though there is no unanimity in the scientific community about the rate at which climate change is actually occurring, there is no doubt that climate change is actually happening as we speak. Currently, climate change is confined to the field of climatology/ meteorology […]
This research paper is a product of the research collaboration between the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi and the Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, Haifa University (HMS), Israel, with the aim of providing policy recommendations to the respective governments of India and Israel. The article was first published on the HMS website in December […]
Until the mid-twentieth century, natural gas was mostly treated as a by-product of crude oil and “flared” (burned as a waste product) during the recovery of the latter.[1] Restricted to meeting the lighting needs of the local community, it only gained prominence after the viability of its transport over long distances and its subsequent storage […]
The two-month deployment of four Indian Naval ships to the Indo-Pacific for bilateral exercises with the navies of Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, and Indonesia, and a multilateral exercise with India’s Quad partners shows commitment towards India’s “Look East Policy” and “Freedom of Navigation”. The exercises will not only improve maritime interoperability and synergy with friendly nations, but will […]
This research paper is a product of the research collaboration between the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi and the Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Center, Haifa University (HMS), Israel, with the aim of providing policy recommendations to the respective governments of India and Israel. The article was first published on the HMS website in December […]
Togo’s jailing of nine pirates, who attempted to hijack a ship in Togolese waters in May 2019, is a historic first-ever in the country. It sends a strong message that Togo, along with neighbouring Nigeria, is serious about its commitment to protecting seafarers in the Gulf of Guinea. Such bold action has even encouraged Ghana, which has endorsed […]
The signing of a framework agreement, between Tanzania and China, to develop a road map for the USD 10 billion Bagomayo Port project highlights the latter’s continuous endeavour in expanding its footprint in East Africa. Coming only months after China began developing facilities in Djibouti to accommodate an aircraft carrier, the resumption of negotiations over the stalled project […]
India’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), “Deep Ocean Mission”, with a view to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources. On the west coast of Africa, Nigeria launched the “Deep Blue Project”, which is aimed at […]
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, entitles every coastal or island State to a varying degree of access and jurisdiction over its coastal seas. A belt of 12 nautical miles (nm) breadth, measured to seaward from the baseline (as delineated by the nation on its navigational charts and generally […]