Photo Credits_Taiwan Commonwealth MagazineRISING 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…
