ARTICLES FROM 2022 Archives - National Maritime Foundation

Launch of the Second Advanced Stealth Frigate Warship of Project 17A at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) (Courtesy: The Economic Times)

COMBINING FORCES: STRATEGIC MERGER OF PSU SHIPYARDS FOR A STRONGER ECONOMY

The Government of India’s commitment to implementing significant reforms in Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) has led to policies aimed at consolidating various sectors, with positive results. This paper explores the potential of strategic…

UKRAINE CRISIS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASEAN’S MARITIME SECURITY

Keywords: Ukraine, ASEAN, Maritime Security, South China Sea, Southeast Asia Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has impacted the maritime security environment in distant geographic regions such as Southeast Asia. The geopolitical anxieties…

MAINSTREAMING MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING IN INDIA’S APPROACH TO OCEAN GOVERNANCE

Management of the maritime space presents unique challenges. Activities occurring within the maritime zones of a country or along its coastline, impact activities occurring in the hinterland of the country or even thousands of kilometres away…

REPUBLIC OF KOREA’S STRATEGY FOR A FREE, PEACEFUL, AND PROSPEROUS INDO-PACIFIC

Looking Beyond East Asia and ASEAN The Republic of Korea’s (RoKs) Indo-Pacific Strategy[1], released on 28 December 2022, signifies a major shift in Seoul’s foreign policy, moving from a close regional focus to the broader Indo-Pacific. …

BOOK REVIEW - MARINE EXTREMES: OCEAN SAFETY, MARINE HEALTH, AND THE BLUE ECONOMY

By Erika J Techera & Gundula Winter (eds); New York: Routledge, 2019; 231 pages The ocean and seas of the world have fascinated humans for aeons. They have been well-documented in the logbooks and journals of mariners and explorers…

LEGAL ANALYSIS OF TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION FROM RECYCLING OF VESSELS IN INDIA

Abstract: India conducts the world’s largest ship-recycling operation in Alang, Gujarat. Nearly 153 ship-breaking yards line a 10 kilometre long coastal stretch in Bhavnagar district, where End of Life (EOL) vessels are brought to be dismantled.…

“THE NEXT WAVE: GREEN CORRIDORS”— A CRITIQUE

The shipping industry is, of course, the backbone of international trade and the global economy. However, it is also one of the world’s biggest carbon polluters. The sector represents about 2.89 per cent of total CO2 emissions — an…

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US NATIONAL STRATEGIES OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION: A FRAGILE EXERCISE IN SHUFFLING PRIORITIES

Introduction As per the Goldwater-Nichols Defence Reorganisation Act of 1986, the President of the US is required to submit to the US Congress an annual report on the National Security Strategy.[1] The last National Security Strategy…

Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji, PVSM, AVSM Requiem for a Giant that Walked the Waters

On the occasion of the 108th birth anniversary of Admiral Adhar Kumar Chatterji, the National Maritime Foundation pays its willing tribute in honour of this great stalwart and guide of the development of the modern Indian Navy. We recall,…

INDIA’s RESPONSE TO MARINE OIL SPILLS: AN EVALUATION

Climate Change and Marine Oil Spills Climate change is the greatest challenge that humanity is facing — a challenge that would be significantly greater had it not been for our oceans, which play a crucial ameliorating role when it comes…

INDIA’S APPROACH AND POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE GOVERNANCE

India recognises that climate change is a significant global problem and an issue of great socio-economic and political importance. Currently, the global average temperature has already risen over 1 degree Celsius (°C) since the pre-industrial…

CHINA’S BASIC POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate change is a global problem faced by all mankind, and it is the common responsibility of all mankind to protect the atmosphere, control carbon dioxide emissions and prevent climate warming. Countries around the world are not only formulating…