
REVIEW OF “GIRT BY SEA”
Authors: Rebecca Strating and Joanne Wallis. Collingwood, Australia: La Trobe University Press in conjunction with Black Inc, 2024. 287 pages, Rs. 2,000, ISBN: 9781760644512
Girt by Sea: Re-Imagining Australia’s Security is a thought-provoking…

THE TÜRKIYE–PAKISTAN NEXUS — STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR ‘MARITIME’ INDIA
Abstract: Despite its growing alignment with Pakistan, Indian strategic thinking has largely failed to accord the requisite degree of centrality to Türkiye. This article is the second in a series examining the manner in which India’s own…

MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC — A CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVE
This paper was first published in the Conference Booklet of the Republic of Korea Navy’s International Seapower Symposium held in Busan, S Korea, on 29 May 2025
Maritime Uncertainty at the Strategic Level
In our contemporary times,…

TÜRKIYE IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA’S MARITIME OUTLOOK
Abstract: Türkiye’s expanding presence in the Indian Ocean has emerged as a subject of growing interest within Indian strategic discourse, particularly in light of its increasing engagement in the western Indian Ocean region. This development…

EXPLORING THE MARITIME SHAPING OF INDIAN GEOGRAPHY: PART 1 THE EARLIEST SPATIAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH ANCIENT INDIAN POLITIES
This article sheds light on the tangible influence of India’s maritime history on its geographical development and cultural blossoming, from antiquity to the present. Tracing the distinct histories and spatial trajectories of two major seafaring…

INFUSING MARITIMITY INTO INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS EASTERN AFRICA – POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Keywords: India, Eastern African littoral and island States, Foreign Policy, Regional Economic Communities (RECs), Kampala Principles, India-Africa Forum Summits
India’s maritime policy of SAGAR[1] was a comprehensive statement of India’s…
Photo Credits_Taiwan Commonwealth MagazineRISING INSTABILITY QUOTIENT IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC: HOW SHOULD INDIA RESPOND?
Abstract
The contemporary geopolitical environment in the Western Pacific is becoming increasingly unstable on account of intractable territorial disputes and overlapping maritime zone claims in the East and South China Seas. The tenuous…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF: 16-30 APRIL 2025
Making Waves’ is a compilation of maritime news and news analyses drawn from national and international online sources. Drawn directly from original sources, minor editorial amendments are made by specialists on maritime affairs. It is intended…

OPERATIONALISING THE IORA–BIMSTEC MOU
Keywords: IORA–BIMSTEC MOU; MAHASAGAR; INDO-PACIFIC OCEANS INITIATIVE; INDIAN OCEAN REGIONALISM; BAY OF BENGAL COOPERATION; MARITIME SECURITY; BLUE ECONOMY; CLIMATE RESILIENCE; MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING; TRADE FACILITATION
On 03 April 2025,…

FROM HAMBURG TO THE INDIAN OCEAN: SECURING MARITIME HORIZONS
Key Words: MARITIME COOPERATION, BAYERN, IPOI, INDO-PACIFIC DEPLOYMENT 2024, ESIWA
In making a set of policy-relevant recommendations to the Government of India that would be mutually beneficial to both India and Germany, this article outlines…

INDO-GREEK MARITIME LINKAGES: PART 2 A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN ANCIENT INDO-GREEK SOCIETIES
This text serves as a continuation of a prior article, which examined the historical and cultural interplay between India and Greece— two civilisations with a well-documented history of maritime contact and significant intellectual exchange…

INDIA-GREECE MARITIME LINKAGES: PART I LEVERAGING THE HISTORY OF TRADE BETWEEN INDO-GREEK
The civilisational ties between India and Greece may be considered an organic consequence of the extensive maritime trade that has occurred between the two societies throughout history. The expansion and integration of maritime networks acted…
