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Lessons for India from the South China Sea

China’s aggression in the South China Sea (SCS) has once again become evident, especially with recent images and videos showing Chinese Coast Guard personnel using crude weapons[1], roughly akin those used during the Galwan clash on India’s…

IRREGULAR HUMAN MIGRATION IN THE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN: SECURITY IMPLICATIONS AND THE NEED FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION

The Indian Ocean, covering approximately 73.6 million square kilometres (21.46 million square nautical miles), constitutes about 20% of the world's ocean surface. For the purposes of this article, the Eastern Indian Ocean (EIO), as shown in…

SETTING THE ‘DRAGON’ AMONGST THE PIGEONS: CHINA COAST GUARD REGULATION-3 TAKES EFFECT

Abstract China has been trying assiduously, through a variety of means to assert greater control over the area encompassed by its so called ‘Nine-dash Line’ in the South China Sea. While it seeks to enforce its supposed rights in the…

DEFENCE OF JAPAN- 2024 (DIGEST): A CRITICAL REVIEW

Japan’s 25th Defence Minister, Mr Kihara Minoru, released the latest edition of the nation’s Defence White Paper, “Defence of Japan 2024”, marking the 50th issue since the first edition was published, in 1970.[1] This milestone coincides…

“SEABED WARFARE” STRATEGY OF FRANCE: LESSONS FOR INDIA

Introduction Seeking to achieve initial operational capacity for seabed warfare by 2026, France is a nation putting in concerted effort to achieving competence in this domain. Beginning with a formalised public strategy, which lays out…

BOOK REVIEW: SOUTH KOREA’S WILD RIDE: THE BIG SHIFTS IN FOREIGN POLICY FROM 2013 TO 2022

By: Gilbert Rozman, Sue Mi Teri, and Eun A Jo; Routledge Publications, Taylor and Francis Group, New York, 2024, 175 pages ISBN: 9781032496405 (Hardcover); ISBN: 971032496399 (Paperback); ISBN: 9781003394792 (E-Book) The book “South Korea’s…

ASSESSING INDIA-US “MASTER SHIP REPAIR AGREEMENTS” (MSRAs)

In July of 2023, a “Master Ship Repair Agreement” (MSRA) involving the US Navy was concluded at Kattupalli, Tamil Nadu, for the very first time in India. It is of great consequence to note that it was not a Government of India’s Public…

A Critique: Scaling India-Japan Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and beyond 2025: Corridors, Connectivity and Contours

Edited by Dr Jagannath P Panda; KW Publisher Pvt Ltd New Delhi, 2020. 366 pages, ISBN 978-93-89137-29-3. (Hardcover) Amongst the most promising bilateral relations of the 21st century is the “India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership”,…

BOOK REVIEW: "EMPIRES OF THE SEA: A HUMAN HISTORY OF THE INDIAN OCEAN WORLD”

Radhika Seshan. Pan Macmillan Publishing India Pvt Ltd, 2024. 236 Pages, ISBN: 978-93-90742-50-9, Rs 357 (Paperback) Radhika Seshan’s book, “Empire of the Seas: A Human History of the Indian Ocean World”, breaks new ground in the ongoing…

THE FORMATION OF INDO-PACIFIC “SQUAD”: A VIEW FROM INDIA

The characteristically dynamic Indo-Pacific region witnessed another seminal geopolitical development on 02 May 2024. At the headquarters of its Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM) in Hawaii, the United States (US) teamed up with its two regional…

Towards Zero-Emission Shipping for India — The Case for Ammonia versus Hydrogen as the Fuel of Choice

As the maritime sector charts its course into the future, it finds itself at a critical juncture, confronting the challenges of decarbonisation amidst economic and geopolitical uncertainties. Greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping industry,…

SPAIN’S NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR MARITIME SECURITY 2024: AN ANALYSIS

Key Words: Maritime Security, National Strategy, SDG 14, Shipbuilding, European Union, Spain. India The author would like to thank Ms Anuttama Banerjee, Junior Research Associate, National Maritime Foundation, for her contribution to this…