Holistic Maritime Security-Maritime Geostrategies Archives - Page 6 of 6

INDO-US JOINT NAVAL PATROL – PLAUSIBLE PROPOSAL OR RHETORIC

Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on 02 March 2016, Admiral Harry B Harris, Commander, United States Pacific Command, exhorted that the ‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD)’ between India, Japan, Australia and the United States…

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SOUTH SEA FLEET: THE EMERGING ‘LYNCHPIN’ OF CHINA’S NAVAL POWER PROJECTION IN THE INDO-PACIFIC

In December 2015, China commissioned Hefei (174) – the third Type 052D guided- missile destroyer into its navy. 1 The warship represents the most advanced surface combatant ever operated by the PLA Navy, and comparable to the best in the world.…

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BEYOND ALTRUISM: THE ‘UNSTATED’ SIGNALS DURING FLEET REVIEWS

The Indian Navy will be holding its second International Fleet Review (IFR) in February 2016 and this important event showcasing India’s global maritime outreach is being held at Visakhapatnam, the headquarters of Eastern Naval Command. As…

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INDIA AND CHINA - TIME TO EVOLVE MARITIME CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES

Fleet Review – An Enabler for Confidence Building In February 2001, the Indian Navy had organized the International Fleet Review (IFR) at Mumbai. Given the theme ‘Bridges of Friendship’, the event was meant to commemorate the completion…

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INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEWS: SHOWCASING INDIA’S NAVAL ORIENTATION

“From the Arctic to the Antarctic and from the Pacific to the Indian Ocean, the sea is one. Because the sea poses a common challenge, those who traversed it depended on each other and developed a special bond. Seafarers of the world, represented…

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MULTILATERAL MARITIME COOPERATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: CAN IOR BORROW THE TEMPLATE?

The Indian Navy will be organizing an International Fleet Review (IFR) in February 2016 off Vishakhapatnam. Traditionally, fleet reviews are held by countries to showcase their naval power and foster maritime cooperation…

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SEYCHELLES NEW MANTRA: INDIAN OCEAN ‘ZONE OF PEACE AND OPPORTUNITY’

In July 2015, at the 18th Plenary Session, the Contact Group on Piracy off the coast of Somalia (CGPCS) accepted the Government of Seychelles offer to take over the Chairmanship of …

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REASSERTION Of INDIA-US-JAPAN-AUSTRALIA QUADRILATERAL

During his visit to India in early September 2015, the Australian Defence Minister, Kevin Andrews acknowledged India's critical role in supporting security, stability and prosperity of the Indian …

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THE US-JAPAN ALLIANCE: JAPAN’S SECURITY PROVIDER?

The Security Environment in East Asia The East China Sea dispute presents a major challenge for the US-Japan alliance. This dispute is over the Senkaku (Diayou in Chinese) Islands, a group of five islands in the East China Sea that are uninhabited…

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ROHINGYA CRISIS: A NEW PARADIGM FOR NAVIES

A humanitarian crisis in the Bay of Bengal has attracted international attention; over 4,000 Rohingya migrants, also referred to as the ‘boat people’, embarked on rickety vessels have been…

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CHINA CHALLENGES THE UNIPOLAR WORLD ORDER: AN ASSESSMENT OF CHINA’S DEFENCE WHITE PAPER 2014

China has been issuing Defence White Papers biennially since 1998. The ninth White Paper of 2014 titled ‘China's Military Strategy’ was released recently in May 2015. This essay seeks to analyse the salient aspects…

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CAN ASEAN PREVENT THE INEVITABLE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA?

The 26th ASEAN Summit concluded in Kuala Lumpur on 27 April 2015 with the ministers once again ‘sharing concerns’ over the outstanding maritime territorial disputes in the …