Indian and Regional Maritime Security Archives - National Maritime Foundation

IMPERATIVES OF MAINTAINING OPEN, SAFE AND SECURE SEAS AMIDST CONTEMPORARY CROSS-STRAIT DYNAMICS

Abstract This article examines the tenuous cross-Strait dynamics under the shadow of China’s sustained military and grey-zone coercion against Taiwan and the attendant risks to regional peace and global maritime…

CONCEPTUALISING A “MEDITERRANEAN ARC” (A FUNCTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR MARITIME COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA, GREECE, CYPRUS, AND ISRAEL)

Note: This paper was penned just prior to the outbreak of hostilities in the Persian Gulf on 28 February 2026. The security landscape stretching from West Asia to the Eastern Mediterranean is undergoing…

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THE SEABORNE TRANSPORT OF INDIA’S ‘CRITICAL’ MINERALS (PART 1)

Mineral resources underpin industrial economies and technological progress and are indispensable to the energy transition, enabling the production of solar panels, wind turbines, and battery storage technologies. Some of these mineral resources…

REVIEW OF “INDIA’S ROLE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION IN THE 21ST CENTURY: MARITIME GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE”

Authors: Tomasz Łukaszuk. Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group), US & UK 2025. 192 pages, Rs 1136, ISBN: 978-1-032-91248-6 (Paperback) The strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) has grown significantly in the…

ELEMENTS OF A ‘LEGAL FINISH’ FOR THE PROTECTION OF CRITICAL UNDERWATER INFRASTRUCTURE

Damage to ‘critical’ underwater infrastructure (CUI) especially submarine communication cables continues to make headlines in 2026. With six ‘outages’ of cable systems again in the Baltic Sea within the span of…

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THE IRAN CRISIS AND RUSSIA’S REAL GAINS — OIL, SHIPPING, SANCTIONS AND INDIA’S STAKES

As the Iran crisis continues to unfold, a range of disruptions—from energy-supply concerns to rising shipping risks—are shaping global narratives about its wider consequences. Among these, one claim has gained particular…

THE REAL COST OF MARITIME CONFLICT IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA’S SECURITY OF ENERGY

Keywords Strait of Hormuz; India; Iran; Maritime Security of Energy; Maritime Conflict Geography; International Maritime Law; Oil Chokepoint The ongoing armed conflict in the Persian Gulf and its environs, principally…

INDIA’S OCEAN STRATEGY: NO ‘MONROE DOCTRINE’ — ONLY COOPERATIVE SECURITY

On 04 March 2026, a US submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena about 40 nautical miles off Sri Lanka.[1] Sri Lankan authorities recovered the remains of 87 individuals and rescued 32 survivors.[2] …

WHY TÜRKIYE MATTERS IN THE ONGOING IRAN CRISIS — AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Keywords: TÜRKİYE–IRAN RELATIONS, IRAN CRISIS, WEST ASIA GEOPOLITICS, EURASIAN CONNECTIVITY, MIDDLE CORRIDOR, INTERNATIONAL NORTH–SOUTH TRANSPORT CORRIDOR, CHABAHAR PORT, ZANGEZUR CORRIDOR, , INDIA’S EURASIAN…

MARITIME DIMENSIONS OF OPERATION EPIC FURY

The ongoing USA-Iran-Israel conflict, escalating sharply in end-February 2026, has thrust the maritime domain into the forefront, with kinetic actions to and from the sea, disruption of global seaborne traffic, and the…

THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA — SLOWLY DRIPPING INTO IOR CONSCIOUSNESS

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is actively engaging with countries worldwide through varied activities such as trade, investments, infrastructure projects, diplomacy, military diplomacy, naval port calls…

FRAGMENTATION AND NETWORKED SECURITY IN WEST ASIA — INDIA, THE UAE, AND EMERGING DEFENCE ALIGNMENTS

The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ), undertook a brief yet highly consequential visit to New Delhi on 19 January 2026. Although the visit lasted barely three hours, it…