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INTERNATIONAL LAW AND OCEAN GOVERNANCE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC HABITAT DEGRADATION FROM COMMERCIAL SHIPPING

                                       Keywords: International Maritime Organisation, International Shipping Lanes, Underwater Radiated Noise, Indo-Pacific, BBNJ The Indo-Pacific region has emerged as the principal centre of global economic activity, accounting for approximately 60 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) and nearly 65 per cent of the world’s population.[1]  The region hosts several of the […]

16 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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ASSESSING INDIA’S MARITIME CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH COWRIES, COMMERCE, AND CIVILISATION

                                       Keywords: Maritime History, Indian Ocean Trade, Cowrie Currency, Maritime Heritage, Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems, Maritime Consciousness, Indian Maritime Civilisation, Economic History The maritime history of India has traditionally been narrated through the study of ports, merchant guilds, navigational traditions, and overseas trade.  However, an equally revealing indicator of maritime connectivity lies in […]

15 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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ASSESSING THE PROSPECTS OF THE INDIA–ROK VOYAGES FRAMEWORK

                                         Keywords: VOYAGES framework; India-ROK maritime partnership; shipbuilding cooperation; maritime skilling; supply chain resilience; South Korea-India maritime logistics; greenfield shipyard development; maritime heritage cooperation The VOYAGES (Vision for Operation of Yard Assisted Growth with Efficiency and Scale) Framework, formalised during the April 2026 State Visit of Republic of Korea (ROK), President Lee […]

12 June 2026 /0 Comments/by

NMF Serves as Knowledge Partner at the Indo-Pacific Geo Intelligence Forum 2026

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) served as Knowledge Partner for Geospatial World at the Indo-Pacific Geo Intelligence Forum 2026, held at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. Commodore Jai Bedi, Executive Director, NMF, chaired Plenary 5 on “Geospatial and Space Empowered Intelligence for Maritime Security”. The session brought together regional experts from the defence, cyber, and […]

11 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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EVOLVING LEGALITIES OF POST-CONFLICT MINE CLEARANCE

    Abstract The renewed threat of naval mines in strategically significant chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, and the persistence of threats from naval mines in regions such as the Black Sea have revived attention to the challenges of post-conflict mine-clearance.  Traditionally, international law has treated mine clearance as a responsibility of belligerents, […]

11 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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INDIA AND ITALY — RECONNECTING MARITIME CIVILISATIONS THROUGH CULTURE, HERITAGE AND TOURISM

     The recent elevation of India-Italy relations to those of a “Special Strategic Partnership”[1] reflects a widening convergence that now extends beyond trade, defence, and technology, into the realm of maritime heritage and cultural diplomacy.[2]  The decision by both countries to deepen cooperation in culture, archaeology, tourism, and heritage preservation, demonstrates a recognition that […]

11 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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DATA ANALYTICS ON THE NATIONAL DATABASE OF COASTAL SHIPPING

       Keywords: Data Analytics, Big Data Analytics, Big Data, Maritime Data, Blue Economy, Blueing the Economy, Marine Spatial Planning, HADR. Building upon the previous overview of data analytics (DA) of India’s maritime data, this article seeks to contextualise DA to a specific source of maritime data, namely, the National Database of Coastal Shipping […]

10 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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ENERGY VULNERABILITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — INDIA AND AUSTRALIA AMID THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT

       Keywords: Indo-Pacific Energy Security, India–Australia Cooperation, Us–Israel–Iran Conflict, Strait of Hormuz, Energy Vulnerability, LNG and LPG Supply Chains, Supply Chain Disruption, Strategic Reserves, Maritime Chokepoints, Energy Geopolitics, Fuel Security, Energy Resilience. This article examines the implications of the ongoing United States-Israel-Iran conflict for India and Australia, focusing upon energy disruptions and policy […]

9 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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DATA ANALYTICS CONTEXTUALISED TO INDIA’S MARITIME IMPERATIVES

       Keywords: Data Analytics, Big Data Analytics, Big Data, Maritime Data, Blue Economy, Blueing the Economy, Marine Spatial Planning Abstract Data Analytics (DA) refers to the practices and tools through which raw data is (or can be) turned into ‘value’, or at least into valuable information.[1]  As a direct consequence of India’s size, […]

9 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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THE INVISIBLE LAYER OF FAILURE — FUNCTION-ORIENTED THINKING IN MINISTERIAL DISASTER-MANAGEMENT OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS

     Introduction The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster in Ōkuma, Japan, and the 2021 Texas power crisis in the United States are often treated as fundamentally different disasters arising from distinct hazards and operating contexts.  Yet both reveal a common underlying problem.  On 11 March 2011, Fukushima suffered a catastrophic nuclear accident following […]

7 June 2026 /0 Comments/by
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THE GEOPOLITICS OF HELIUM — CURRENTS AND CONSEQUENCES

     Abstract The Persian Gulf conflict of 2025–26 has exposed a structural vulnerability at the intersection of geopolitics, maritime logistics, and high-technology supply chains— the global helium market.  This article argues that the disruption of helium is not merely an industrial inconvenience but a geostrategic signal of the first order that India, as a […]

6 June 2026 /0 Comments/by

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