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THE FUJIAN INFLECTION POINT

Abstract The commissioning of China’s first indigenous CATOBAR carrier, the Fujian (CV-18), at Sanya on 05 November 2025, marked a fundamental transformation in the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) blue-water…

OPERATIONALISING RISK ASSESSMENT FOR COMPLEX MARITIME SYSTEMS — A FUNCTION-ORIENTED ‘SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS’ FRAMEWORK

Introduction A critical component of any disaster management plan (DMP) is the development of a risk assessment framework to identify, evaluate and prioritise disaster risks. In conventional planning approaches,…

DECIPHERING THE NEXUS BETWEEN IUU FISHING AND TRANSNATIONAL MARITIME CRIME IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

Keywords: IUU Fishing, Non-Traditional Maritime Security Threats, Maritime Security, UNODC, INTERPOL, World Customs Organisation, Indo-Pacific Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has evolved…

INDIA–AUSTRALIA MARITIME COOPERATION 2026 — FROM STRATEGIC CONVERGENCE TO OPERATIONAL COOPERATION (THE MODI EFFECT)

Keywords: India–Australia relations, PM Modi’s 2026 Australia visit, Australia’s 2026 National Defence Strategy, 2026 Integrated Investment Program, Maritime cooperation, Indo-Pacific, MAHASAGAR, IPOI,…

THE MARITIME LOGIC FOR SEMICONDUCTOR RESILIENCE

Trouble at the Root of Supply Chains The present global milieu has been ushered into an age of recalibration, resulting from analyses that usually transcend traditional assumptions, mainly because the…

PATHWAYS FOR INDIA–SPAIN COLLABORATION ON UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE

Contemporary Developments India and Spain have jointly designated 2026 as the “Year of Culture, Tourism, and Artificial Intelligence.”[1] This development marks an important step in broadening the cultural…

CHINA’S NUCLEAR CLOCK AMBITIONS AND THE FUTURE OF MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — AN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE

Keywords: Nuclear Technology, Undersea Warfare, Anti-Submarine Warfare, Maritime Security, Maritime Trade, Indo-Pacific China’s recent advances in the…

MALAYSIA’S EVOLVING DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEM AND OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FOR INDIA

Keywords: India-Malaysia; Comprehensive Strategic Partnership; Defence Industrial Cooperation; Defence Technology Partnership; Maritime Security; Indian Ocean…

INDIA AND THE COLOMBO SECURITY CONCLAVE — STRENGTHENING SUB-REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY

India’s approach to “Constructive Engagement” in the maritime domain presently rests on five distinct, yet complementary, lines-of-thrust. The first is…

LESSONS FROM THE PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT — LEGAL OPTIONS FOR REFLAGGING MERCHANT SHIPS OWNED BY INDIAN CITIZENS

Keywords: Compellence, Re-Flagging, Registration, Energy Security, Supply-Chain Security, Legal Statecraft, Legislative Innovation, Statutory Interpretation, Strategic…

BUILDING AN INDIA–GREECE PARTNERSHIP IN UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE

The National Maritime Foundation (NMF) is undertaking a series of comparative studies involving countries that have developed advanced legal, institutional, and…

THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AWARD CHINA COULD HAVE ABSORBED

China’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitral award is often read as proof of resolve. But calibrated compliance may have served Beijing’s long-term…