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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…

THE CHALLENGE OF IUU FISHING: A FIRST LOOK AT INDIAN RESPONSES

Keywords: IUU Fishing, Fishing, Fisheries, Fisheries Policy, Small-scale fishing, Artisanal fishing, Fish landing points, Fish landing centres, Geo-tagging, GIS, Economic impact, India, Maritime, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific. “IUU Fishing”,…

Enhancing Capacity-of and Capabilities-in Repair of Submarine Communication Cables through International Cooperation

The resilience of submarine communication cables — which are integral to international connectivity — is receiving increasing attention at the international level.[1] Increasing the resilience of submarine communication…

FORGING A ‘MARITIME IDENTITY’ FOR INDIA

Given that the next two centuries are widely acknowledged to be centuries of the seas and space, it is prudent to bear in mind that over the course of these two centuries, “India will either be a maritime and space power… or she will not…

The Trouble with Micronesia’s New China Policy: Implications of the FSM’s Informing China that it Opposes AUKUS and Supports the Global Security Initiative?

This article by Mr Richard Clark, former special Assistant and Press Secretary to the President of the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and founder of both the Cybersecurity & Intelligence Bureau (CSIB), and the FSM…

THE CASE FOR INDIA’S SEAFARING LEGACY - ANCIENT INDIAN SHIPBUILDING

Keywords: Maritime History, Indian Maritime History, Shipbuilding, Ancient Shipbuilding, Maritime Heritage The contemporary global shipbuilding industry has been shaped by epochal change on a near continuous basis. Shipbuilding is itself…

BOOK REVIEW- GWADAR: A CHINESE GIBRALTAR

Alok Bansal. New Delhi. Pentagon Press LLP, 2023. 224 Pages, ISBN 978-81-951894-8-9. Rs 995 (Hardcover) China, in its attempt to secure a foothold in the Indian Ocean region, has taken keen interest in its ‘all-weather friend’, Pakistan,…