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LEVERAGING THE KOREAN MODEL FOR MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING IN INDIA

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) has come to be globally acknowledged as a central mechanism for integrated and sustainable ocean governance. Conceptualised as an ecosystem-based and area-oriented planning framework,…

TÜRKIYE AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR INDIA VIS-À-VIS BANGLADESH — A BRIDGE TOO FAR

Keywords: TÜRKIYE–BANGLADESH RELATIONS, INDIA–BANGLADESH TENSIONS, TÜRKIYE IN SOUTH ASIA, STRATEGIC COMPETITION IN SOUTH ASIA, INDIA–BANGLADESH MARITIME COOPERATION, GEOPOLITICS OF BANGLADESH, EXTERNAL ACTORS…

CRITICAL REVIEW: THE BLUE ECONOMY INDEX 2025 (CHINA–INDIAN OCEAN BLUE ECONOMY THINK TANK NETWORK - CIOBEN)

Yangfang Li and Yishuang Yang. Blue Economy Index (2025) in the Indian Ocean: Contributing to a Sustainable and Innovative-driven Future. China–Indian Ocean Blue Economy Think Tank Network (CIOBEN), April 2025. Introduction The Blue…

BEYOND CAUTION: REFRAMING INDIA–TAIWAN COOPERATION IN A TRANSFORMING INDO-PACIFIC

The connections between India and Taiwan are relatively recent, carefully calibrated, and often astonishingly understated, yet they carry considerable scope for constructive cooperation. Taiwan increasingly demonstrates areas…

PROTECTING THE PAST BENEATH THE WAVES: LAW, POLICY, AND THE FUTURE OF UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY IN INDIA

The seas around India are not merely peripheral frontiers; they are repositories of history. Beneath the surface lies an archive of trade, migration, knowledge, and technology that stretches across millennia. India, with its…

RESOURCE MINING AND OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS IN INDIA

On 28th November 2024, India’s Central Government — more specifically the Ministry of Mines — launched the first tranche of thirteen offshore blocks for auction.[1] Three of these blocks are for ‘construction sand’ off the coast…

APPROACHES FOR THE “INDO-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP FOR MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS” (IPMDA) TO ACTUALLY DELIVER ON ITS PROMISE

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) defines maritime domain awareness (MDA), as, “the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact (the) security, safety, the economy or the marine environment.”…

DEVELOPING MARITIMITY IN INDIA

Keywords: Maritime History, India, India’s Maritime History, Maritime Identity, Maritime Consciousness, Maritime Awareness, Seapower Understanding ‘Maritimity’ ‘Maritimity’ is a concept that has been evolved to highlight…

THE POWER OF THREE AT SEA: INDIA’S TRILATERAL PARTNERSHIPS IN ACTION

KEY WORDS: TRILATERALS, CRITICAL MINERALS, INDIA-FRANCE, SUBMARINE CABLES. Trilaterals represent a pragmatic diplomatic relationship designed to overcome the inherent limitations of both, purely bilateral engagements (which often have limited…

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“INDONESIA’S MARITIME DILEMMA — BETWEEN LEGAL CONSISTENCY AND STRATEGIC AMBIGUITY”

Keywords: Indonesia, China, DOC, COC, Code of Conduct, Indo-Pacific, MAHASAGAR. Indonesia’s Geostrategic Centrality in the Indo-Pacific Indonesia occupies a geostrategic position along some of the world’s most vital international…

TÜRKIYE AND BANGLADESH: STRATEGIC EMBRACE OR TEMPORARY ALIGNMENT?

Keywords: TÜRKIYE–BANGLADESH, BAY OF BENGAL, SOUTH ASIA STRATEGIC ALIGNMENTS, INDIA–BANGLADESH RELATIONS, EMERGING REGIONAL BLOCS, GEOPOLITICAL REALIGNMENT This policy paper examines the Türkiye–Bangladesh relationship through the…

THE PLA NAVY’s AIRCRAFT CARRIER, THE FUJIAN: A SYMBOL OF CHINA’S ‘FAR-SEA DOMINANCE’ ASPIRATIONS

Keywords: PLA Navy, Aircraft Carriers, Fujian, Liaoning, Shandong, EMALS, Power Projection, Far Seas, Maritime Security, Indian Ocean, J-15, J-35, Liu Huaqing, Gerard Ford, CATOBAR, Doraleh, Djibouti “The carrier has become an important…