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CHINA DELIVERS SUBMARINES TO BANGLADESH: IMPERATIVES, INTENTIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

On 14 November 2016, Bangladesh Navy (BN) took delivery of two old refurbished Chinese Type 035G Ming-class diesel-electric submarines. As part of the US$ 203 million contract signed in 2013, the submarines were handed over to the BN crew during…

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INDO-US LOGISTICS AGREEMENT LEMOA: AN ASSESSMENT

On 29 August 2016, during the visit of the Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Washington DC, India and the United States (US) signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA). Essentially, LEMOA is only a ‘functional’…

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CHINA AND FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL’S VERDICT

On 12 July 2016, the Tribunal constituted at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS) issued its decision in the arbitration instituted by the Philippines…

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AMERICA’S EXPECTATION VERSUS INDIA’S EXPEDIENCY: INDIA AS A REGIONAL ‘NET SECURITY PROVIDER’

During the ‘Raisina Dialogue’ held in March 2016 at New Delhi, Admiral Harry Harris, the Commander of United States (US) Pacific Command (CINCPAC) referred to the first ever tri-lateral (Australia, Japan and India) 1 ministerial discussions…

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INDIAN NAVY UPDATES INDIAN MARITIME DOCTRINE 2009

On 12th February 2016, the Indian Navy released the Indian Maritime Doctrine 2015. It is an online version of the Indian Maritime Doctrine 2009, updated as on 2015. It may be recalled that the first ever edition of Indian Maritime Doctrine was…

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FIRST CHINA-INDIA MARITIME DIALOGUE: BEYOND ‘ICEBREAKING’

On 4th February 2016, India and China held their first-ever „Maritime Affairs Dialogue‟ at New Delhi. While the Indian side was led by the Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) in the Ministry of External Affairs…

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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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COMMON PUBLIC GOOD AT SEA: EVOLVING ARCHITECTURE IN THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION

The concept of ‘Common Public Good(s) at Sea’ has lately gained much traction in the context of maritime safety and security in the Afro-Asian swath of the Indo-Pacific region.i As the centre-of-gravity of world’s economic power shifts…

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‘NET SECURITY PROVIDER’ DEFINED: AN ANALYSIS OF INDIA’S NEW MARITIME STRATEGY-2015

During the Naval Commanders Conference held in New Delhi on 26 October 2015, the Indian Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar released India’s revised maritime-military strategy titled, ‘Ensuring …

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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…