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RETHINKING MARITIME CONNECTIVITY — TOWARDS CONNECTED MARITIME SYSTEMS

Setting the Context Maritime connectivity has emerged as an increasingly important component of national and regional economic and strategic policy. Yet, the growing prominence of the term has not been accompanied…

INDIA AND THE DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT — TOWARDS A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY (PART 2)

Keywords: Djibouti Code of Conduct-Jeddah Amendment, India, Eastern Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Maritime Security Note: This article is the second (and concluding) part of a two-part series that undertakes…

SAUDI ARABIA’S MULTINATIONAL MARITIME DEFENCE ALLIANCE — IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA

Keywords: Saudi Arabia, Multinational Maritime Defence Alliance (MMDA), Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Maritime Security, Regional Maritime Security Architecture, Institutional Proliferation, India–Saudi Arabia Relations,…

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…

THE DRONE MOTHERSHIP PROBLEM: WHAT CHINA’S NAVAL WRITINGS REVEAL ABOUT INDIA’S FUTURE LPDS

Every revolution in naval power has arrived twice. The first time as a machine. The second time, years later and at much greater cost, as an organisation. Carrier aviation did not transform naval warfare the…

REVIEW OF “THE ASCENT OF MARITIME TRADE 1700-2025: ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD” NICK COLLINS. GARUD PRAKASHAN PVT LTD, 2026. 349 PAGES, ISBN: 978-93-47691-24-9, RS 699 (PAPERBACK)

Nick Collins’s examination of maritime trade addresses several dimensions of the subject that have substantial relevance for Indian scholarship and public discourse, particularly at a time when the economic,…

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…

INDIA AND THE DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT: TOWARDS A BOTTOM-UP APPROACH TO REGIONAL MARITIME SECURITY (PART 1)

Keywords: Djibouti Code of Conduct/Jeddah Amendment, India, Eastern Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Maritime Security Note: This article is the first of a two-part series that undertakes an in-depth…

THE COST OF DIVERSIFICATION — INDIA’S SHIFT TOWARDS RUSSIAN CRUDE OIL

Note: India–Russia relations today remain time-tested and reliable, with defence and energy continuing to be the two principal pillars of the relationship. While defence cooperation has firmly established…

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…