
DEFINING INTENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR MINISTERIAL DISASTER-MANAGEMENT PLANNING
India’s pursuit of a holistic and risk-resilient approach to disaster management requires disaster-risk considerations to be integrated across all levels of governance and sectors of the economy. Ministerial…
Credit: ChatGPTMARINE SPATIAL PLANNING AS A STRATEGIC GOVERNANCE TOOL — INDIA’S DOMESTIC CAPABILITY AND REGIONAL LEADERSHIP IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
Keywords: Marine Spatial Planning, Indian Ocean, Regional Cooperation, Ocean Governance
This paper argues that India should understand Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) not merely as an environmental management and…

NATIONAL SECURITY RESILIENCE — FRAMING THE FIRST STEPS IN THE INDIAN CONTEXT
With the end of the Second World War, the global strategic balance shifted to bipolarity.[1] In the 1990s, the collapse of the Warsaw Pact marked a brief transition to a unipolar world.[2] At present, the rise…

INDIA’S MARITIME ALTERNATIVE FUEL POLICY— EVALUATING TRANSITION PATHWAYS FOR CARBON NEUTRALITY AND ENERGY SECURITY
The shipping industry is simultaneously one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions and one of the most indispensable pillars of the global economy. Beyond its role in facilitating international…

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,…
