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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…

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RISING 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…

BOOK REVIEW: THE GOLDEN ROAD: HOW ANCIENT INDIA TRANSFORMED THE WORLD

William Dalrymple. Bloomsbury Publishing (London), 2024. 479 pages, ISBN: HB: 978-1-4088-6441-8, Rs 999 (Hardback) “The Golden Road—” has been authored by the esteemed British historian, William Dalrymple, who is widely recognised for…

WEAPONISATION OF TRADE: THE INDIAN OCEAN DILEMMA

The fifth of April of each year is commemorated as National Maritime Day and seeks to draw global attention to issues principally related to the multiple facets of mercantile shipping and fishing. This article seeks to draw the attention of…

BOOK REVIEW OF “WHAT THE WILD SEA CAN BE: THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD’S OCEAN”

Author: Helen Scales. Grove Press UK, 2024. 266 pages, Rs. 948, ISBN: 978-I-8047I-051-7 The book, What the Wild Sea Can Be, which has been longlisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford Prize for non-fiction, has been authored by Dr Helen Scales,…

REVIEWING THE “CODE OF CONDUCT” (COC) IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Keywords: ASEAN; Code of Conduct; South China Sea; Maritime Security; 1982 UNCLOS At the 19th East Asia Summit held in Vientiane, Laos, on 11 October 2024, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed support for the development of “a…

NEW ZEALAND’S CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY 2025: OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA – NEW ZEALAND

The growing global demand for critical minerals has made resource security a strategic priority for many nations. New Zealand’s recently released critical minerals strategy outlines a long-term vision for developing its mineral sector to support…