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EXPLORING THE MARITIME SHAPING OF INDIAN GEOGRAPHY: PART 1 THE EARLIEST SPATIAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH ANCIENT INDIAN POLITIES

This article sheds light on the tangible influence of India’s maritime history on its geographical development and cultural blossoming, from antiquity to the present. Tracing the distinct histories and spatial trajectories of two major seafaring…

INFUSING MARITIMITY INTO INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS EASTERN AFRICA – POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

Keywords: India, Eastern African littoral and island States, Foreign Policy, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Kampala Principles, India-Africa Forum Summits India’s maritime policy of SAGAR[1] was a comprehensive statement of India’s…

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RISING INSTABILITY QUOTIENT IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC: HOW SHOULD INDIA RESPOND?

Abstract The contemporary geopolitical environment in the Western Pacific is becoming increasingly unstable on account of intractable territorial disputes and overlapping maritime zone claims in the East and South China Seas. The tenuous…

OPERATIONALISING THE IORA–BIMSTEC MOU

Keywords: IORA–BIMSTEC MOU; MAHASAGAR; INDO-PACIFIC OCEANS INITIATIVE; INDIAN OCEAN REGIONALISM; BAY OF BENGAL COOPERATION; MARITIME SECURITY; BLUE ECONOMY; CLIMATE RESILIENCE; MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING; TRADE FACILITATION On 03 April 2025,…

FROM HAMBURG TO THE INDIAN OCEAN: SECURING MARITIME HORIZONS

Key Words: MARITIME COOPERATION, BAYERN, IPOI, INDO-PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT 2024, ESIWA In making a set of policy-relevant recommendations to the Government of India that would be mutually beneficial to both India and Germany, this article outlines…

INDO-GREEK MARITIME LINKAGES: PART 2 A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN ANCIENT INDO-GREEK SOCIETIES

This text serves as a continuation of a prior article, which examined the historical and cultural interplay between India and Greece— two civilisations with a well-documented history of maritime contact and significant intellectual exchange…

INDIA-GREECE MARITIME LINKAGES: PART I LEVERAGING THE HISTORY OF TRADE BETWEEN INDO-GREEK

The civilisational ties between India and Greece may be considered an organic consequence of the extensive maritime trade that has occurred between the two societies throughout history. The expansion and integration of maritime networks acted…

BOOK REVIEW: THE GOLDEN ROAD: HOW ANCIENT INDIA TRANSFORMED THE WORLD

William Dalrymple. Bloomsbury Publishing (London), 2024. 479 pages, ISBN: HB: 978-1-4088-6441-8, Rs 999 (Hardback) “The Golden Road—” has been authored by the esteemed British historian, William Dalrymple, who is widely recognised for…