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SECURING MARITIME INTERESTS IN THE PACIFIC — ADVANCING THE INDIA–PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARTNERSHIP

Strategic Overview The Indo-Pacific has assumed very considerable strategic importance in global geopolitics, elevating the significance of every segment and…

A LEGAL SCAFFOLDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A ‘STRATEGIC MERCHANT FLEET’ IN INDIA — IDENTIFYING INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES

With less than 6% of India’s overseas trade being carried on Indian-flagged or Indian-owned vessels till FY19, the reliance of Indian trade upon foreign-flagged…

EVALUATING THE INDIA–ROK THOOTHUKUDI GREENFIELD SHIPYARD MOU

Keywords: India–Republic of Korea Relations; Shipbuilding; VOYAGES Framework; Thoothukudi…

REVIEW OF “BLUE SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC”

Editors: Ian Hall, Troy Lee-Brown, and Rebecca Strating. Routledge, Abingdon and New York, 2025. 248 pages, Rs 10,221, ISBN: 978-1-032-69289-0 (Hardback) Against…

“AGENDA 2030” — INDIA’S STRATEGIC ADAPTATION AND GREECE’S NEW VISION OF DETERRENCE

Abstract Greece is entering a period when deterrence can no longer be understood solely in terms of possessing advanced platforms. Rafale fighter jets,…

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND OCEAN GOVERNANCE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — UNDERWATER ACOUSTIC HABITAT DEGRADATION FROM COMMERCIAL SHIPPING

Keywords: International Maritime Organisation, International Shipping Lanes, Underwater Radiated Noise, Indo-Pacific, BBNJ The Indo-Pacific region has emerged…

ASSESSING INDIA’S MARITIME CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH COWRIES, COMMERCE, AND CIVILISATION

Keywords: Maritime History, Indian Ocean Trade, Cowrie Currency, Maritime Heritage, Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems, Maritime Consciousness, Indian Maritime…

ASSESSING THE PROSPECTS OF THE INDIA–ROK VOYAGES FRAMEWORK

Keywords: VOYAGES framework; India-ROK maritime partnership; shipbuilding cooperation; maritime skilling; supply chain resilience; South Korea-India…

EVOLVING LEGALITIES OF POST-CONFLICT MINE CLEARANCE

Abstract The renewed threat of naval mines in strategically significant chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, and the persistence of threats from naval mines in regions such as the Black Sea have revived attention to…

INDIA AND ITALY — RECONNECTING MARITIME CIVILISATIONS THROUGH CULTURE, HERITAGE AND TOURISM

The recent elevation of India-Italy relations to those of a “Special Strategic Partnership”[1] reflects a widening convergence that now extends beyond trade, defence, and technology, into the realm of maritime heritage and…

DATA ANALYTICS ON THE NATIONAL DATABASE OF COASTAL SHIPPING

Keywords: Data Analytics, Big Data Analytics, Big Data, Maritime Data, Blue Economy, Blueing the Economy, Marine Spatial Planning, HADR. Building upon the previous overview of data analytics (DA) of India’s maritime…

ENERGY VULNERABILITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — INDIA AND AUSTRALIA AMID THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT

Keywords: Indo-Pacific Energy Security, India–Australia Cooperation, Us–Israel–Iran Conflict, Strait of Hormuz, Energy Vulnerability, LNG and LPG Supply Chains, Supply Chain Disruption, Strategic Reserves, Maritime…