Making Waves Archives - National Maritime Foundation

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 12 OCTOBER 2020- 18 OCTOBER 2020

India's inability to develop the Farzad-B gas field in the Persian Gulf, due to contractual disagreements and US sanctions, has led to a US$ 400 million loss. A loss of this magnitude could adversely affect India's image as a reliable global…

MAKING WAVES- E NEWS BRIEF- 05 OCTOBER- 11 OCTOBER 2020

News of the successful test of the indigenous Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system, an anti-submarine torpedo system developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was tempered by the cancellation…

MAKING WAVES E- NEWS BRIEF 28 SEPTEMBER TO 4 OCTOBER

The passage of a Canadian warship through the Taiwan Strait would further unsettle the fragile relationship between Canada and China. This transit comes amidst reports about formulation of a Canadian Indo-Pacific Policy, which is expected to…

MAKING WAVES E-NEWS BRIEF 21 SEPTEMBER - 27 SEPTEMBER 2020

Domestic support for the re-negotiation of a US$ 4.5 billion loan by China has become vociferous due to Kenya's inability to meet periodic payments since 2017. Meanwhile, in a move showcasing India's 'neighbourhood first' policy, the Shipping…

MAKING WAVES E NEWS BRIEF - 14 SEPTEMBER TO 20 SEPTEMBER 2020

The United Kingdom, France and Germany are the latest to join the rising tide against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea. Coming shortly after Germany released its Indo-Pacific strategy, a note verbale by the three European powers reaffirms…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 7 SEPTEMBER – 13 SEPTEMBER 2020

News of the establishment of a Regional Security Training Centre by the US in Cyprus follows closely on the heels of rising speculation on the closure of the US' air force base in Incirlik, Turkey. This announcement amidst an intense standoff…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 31 AUGUST - 6 SEPTEMBER 2020

The ocean environment off the East coast of Sri Lanka was threatened when a fire aboard an oil tanker carrying crude oil bound for the Indian port of Paradip caught fire. The fire was extinguished and oil spill addressed through the joint efforts of…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 24 AUGUST - 30 AUGUST 2020

The Indian Navy's deployment of a single warship to the South China Sea during the ongoing stand-off with China on Line of Actual Control (LAC) could be assumed as a signal of intent pointing to more frequent deployments with more ships.

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 17 AUGUST - 23 AUGUST 2020

In the past week, three B-2 Stealth Bombers were deployed to Diego Garcia to support the Pacific Air Forces Bomber Task Force Missions. The last such deployment in the INDOPACOM was in January 2019 and the bombers were based in Hawaii. The present…

MAKING WAVES- E-NEWS BRIEF 10 AUG-16 AUG 2020

Washington's failure to find international support for its arms embargo on Iran followed its seizure of four product tankers headed to Venezuela, which violated the US' embargo on the transport of Iranian oil and product exports. Iran's raid…

MAKING WAVES: AN E-NEWS BRIEF 3 AUG - 9 AUG 2020

A massive oil spill off the coast of Mauritius has threatened not only its fragile marine ecology but also its COVID-19-hit tourism sector. While Japan dispatched a team to assist the island nation's clean-up effort, India sent 30 tonnes of…

MAKING WAVES: AN E-NEWS BRIEF 27 JULY- 2 AUG 2020

China's opposition to any economic activities within its claim lines in the South China Sea cost Vietnam US$ 1 billion in compensation for cancelled oil and gas exploration contracts. An economic loss of such magnitude could strengthen the…