Rear Admiral Monty Khanna (Retd) – ‘Dabolim Diaries’ Issue No 21 dated 07 May 2026 China’s aircraft carrier programme is gathering steam. The commissioning of the Liaoning (25 Sep 2012) was followed by the Shandong (17 Dec 2019), which had large design similarities with its predecessor. After this, there was a hiatus of […]
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Backdrop The global semiconductor industry’s near-total dependence on maritime logistics for the movement of critical inputs imposes a set of structural vulnerabilities that remain curiously underexamined in contemporary discourse on supply chain resilience. While prevailing analyses emphasise on aspects such as diversification or redundancy, they frequently lay insufficient stress upon the actual […]
The economic and military growth of a nuclear-armed China and its implications for India’s security have caused India’s Prime Ministers from Vajpayee to Manmohan to Narendra Modi to invest substantially in strengthening the India-US relationship over the last three decades[1]. Their objectives have been to break out of technology isolation, modernise India’s military, […]
Captain KS Vikramaditya, Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), contributed to discussions on critical maritime infrastructure at the 17th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Maritime Security, held in Jakarta from 28 to 29 April 2026. During the meeting, Captain Vikramaditya highlighted the challenges posed by fragmented and siloed approaches to the protection […]
The joint development by India and Iran (later augmented by commitments from Afghanistan and sustained interest from Uzbekistan) of the Iranian port of Chabahar has long been subjected to operational uncertainty. It would be recalled that the US first imposed sanctions on Iran in November 1979.[1] The US withdrawal from the “Joint […]
Keywords: FISHERIES POLICY, FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, INDO-PACIFIC, RFMO, FAD, IUU FISHING The governance of global fisheries has become increasingly complex in the Indo-Pacific, where ecological pressures, economic interests and strategic competition intersect. Within this evolving landscape, the European Union (EU) has positioned itself as a leading advocate of sustainable fisheries through instruments such as […]
Commodore Manish Sinha (Retd), Senior Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF), delivered a presentation on “Technological Responses” during the Peer to Peer Seminar on the Protection of Critical Maritime Infrastructure, held in Rome, Italy, from 28 to 30 April 2026. During his intervention, Commodore Sinha highlighted the central importance of the seas to India’s […]
Keywords: ARMED CONFLICT, MARITIME THREATS, MARINE INSURANCE, P&I CLUBS, MARITIME TRADE, SHIPPING, SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION, INSURANCE LAW, TRANSPORTATION LAW, RISK MANAGEMENT. Introduction The realities of marine insurance were recently brought home to India by the merchant shipping disruptions in and around the Strait of Hormuz.[1] Amid these disruptions, Rear Admiral Sudhir Pillai […]
India’s evolving approach to the Indo-Pacific should place greater emphasis on Oceania, a region of rising economic, diplomatic, and geostrategic relevance. However, this shift presents both opportunities and challenges. It is important to recognise that for India, the Indian Ocean region is not a strategy in and of itself but is rather, a strategic […]
Background Despite its rich tradition of shipbuilding, a well-established ship-building ecosystem, and a favourable geographic location, India currently ranks 16thin the global shipbuilding industry with a paltry 0.06% share in the global shipbuilding market that is dominated by China, Japan, and South Korea, which taken in aggregate, account for 95% of the global […]
Ms Arijita Sinha Roy, Research Associate at the National Maritime Foundation, participated in the ROK Emerging Scholars Seminar organised by the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) under the Global South Think Tank Partnership Program on 22 April 2026 in New Delhi. The seminar brought together scholars and policy researchers to assess the progress […]