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RE-READING INDIA–SINGAPORE MARITIME INTERDEPENDENCE

Relations between India and Singapore are frequently narrated along two familiar axes. At one end lies the empirical comfort of trade tables, FDI flows, port investments, and institutional agreements, each acting as…

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…

INTEGRATING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS INTO COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE — LIMITS, UNCERTAINTY, AND POLICY CHALLENGES

Backdrop This article seeks to provide critical albeit baseline inputs for policy-formulation with regard to the adoption nature-based solutions (NbS) for the enhancement of resilience of coastal infrastructure. …

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…

REVIEW OF “BLUE ECONOMY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN: RESOURCE ECONOMICS, STRATEGIC VISION, AND ETHICAL GOVERNANCE”

Authors: Ranadhir Mukhopadhyay, Victor J Loveson, Sridhar D Iyer, and PK Sudarsan. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), US & UK 2021. 297 pages, Rs 2963, ISBN: 978-0-367-52382-4 (Paperback) Against the backdrop of intensifying climate…