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INDIAN PRESIDENT’S VISIT TO DJIBOUTI: FULFILLING A STRATEGIC NECESSITY

On the third and fourth of October 2017, the 14th President of India, H.E Ram Nath Kovind undertook his first official visit abroad. It was significant that this was to Djibouti, an Indian Ocean littoral country of immense geo-strategic importance.[1]…
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DUTERTE’S FOREIGN POLICY SHIFT: BANDWAGONING WITH CHINA?

In June 2016 led to a remarkable shift in the foreign policy of the archipelagic state. Unlike the previous administration of Benigno Aquino III, which was somewhat confrontational with China on several fronts, including dragging Beijing to…
Voice of america

ROHINGYA CRISIS: A POTENTIAL MARITIME QUAGMIRE FOR INDIA

  Continued ethnic strife and the State’s overtly discriminatory policies in the Rakhine province of Myanmar have resulted in hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas fleeing their homes. As the exodus began in earnest in the late 1970s,…
Voice of america

‘BEYOND HARDWARE AND TECHNOLOGY’: THE INTANGIBLES OF CHINA’S NAVAL POWER (PART 3)

  This is part three of a three-part series on China's naval power  (PART 3: TACTICAL LEVEL) As introduced in the Part 1, so far, most analysis of China’s naval power worldwide has focused on the PLA Navy’s existing and projected…

MELAKA GATEWAY PORT: AN ANALYSIS

Introduction This issue brief aims at analysing China’s geo-economics and geostrategic intentions as manifested in its generous assistance to Malaysia for development of the Melaka port project. The issue brief also intends to study the…
Business today

DOMESTIC CRUISE TOURISM IN INDIA: AN ASSESSMENT

  Introduction The advent of domestic cruise tourism in India is a relatively new phenomenon, although it is a well-known industry around the world. Many coastal countries, particularly island countries, are dependent on cruise tourism…
Voice of america

BIMSTEC: WHERE INDIA’S ‘NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST’ AND ‘ACT EAST’ MEET

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) was established in 1997. Its members are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. On 11 August 2017, the 15th BIMSTEC Ministerial…
INDIA ENDEAVOURS TO TAP INTO OCEAN ENERGYImage Credits: Bulk Energy

INDIA’S PLAN FOR TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM IN SOUTH CHINA SEA: AN ANALYSIS

  When India first announced its plans of setting up a Tsunami Warning System (TWS) in South China Sea (SCS) region, these evoked a negative reaction from China. However, China later rescinded its initial inhibitions, with the Chinese…

CHINA’S “BLUE PARTNERSHIP” THROUGH THE MARITIME SILK ROAD

Introduction On 20 June 2017, China for the first time put forward a blueprint of its grand “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” (MSR) under the “Vision for Maritime Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative”. The blueprint emphasised…
Voice of america

LESSONS FROM RECENT SPATE OF COLLISIONS AT SEA: BACK TO BASICS?

A lot has been said and written about the series of collisions at sea particularly concerning the USN ships. According to one writer, there were four major incidents in as many years demanding serious introspection and more importantly,  an…
The japan times

THE NORTH KOREAN CRISIS: A GEOPOLITICAL ANALYSIS

Introduction North Korea has been under the dictatorial regime of the Kim dynasty since the end of the Second World War. Currently under Kim Jong-un, it is considered a pariah state which pays no heed to democratic values, prioritises military…
Voice of america

A NEW BEGINNING FOR ‘CODE OF CONDUCT’ IN SOUTH CHINA SEA: IS ONE REQUIRED FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN?

On 06 August 2017, the foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China met in Manila, The Philippines, and adopted the "Framework of the code of conduct (CoC) in the South China Sea (SCS)”. The framework…

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