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FROM PROJECTS TO PERCEPTIONS — REIMAGINING INDIA’S ENGAGEMENT WITH THE MALDIVES

    India’s engagement with the Maldives represents one of the most significant examples of development diplomacy in South Asia.  Over the past two decades, India has emerged as one of the foremost development and security partners…

INDIA’S SHIPBUILDING AMBITIONS — LESSONS FROM TÜRKIYE

    Keywords: INDIA’S SHIPBUILDING AMBITIONS, TÜRKIYE’S SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY, COMMERCIAL SHIPBUILDING, NAVAL SHIPBUILDING, DEFENCE EXPORTS, MARITIME INDUSTRIAL POLICY, MILGEM PROGRAMME, GLOBAL SHIPBUILDING COMPETITION, GREEN…

‘STATELESSNESS’ AND MARITIME LAW ENFORCEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LAW: ASSESSING THE LEGAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE INDIAN COAST GUARD’S ‘TANKER SEIZURES’

On 05 February 2026, India’s Ministry of Defence, through a Press Information Bureau release, informed of an interception, investigation, and apprehension by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) of three oil tankers, approximately 100 nautical miles…

A COLLABORATIVE INDO-PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE FOR THE PROTECTION OF CRITICAL MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE

    INTRODUCTION: WHEN INFRASTRUCTURE BECOMES STRATEGY The Indo-Pacific is not simply a geographic designation. It is the beating heart of the global economy - a region that accounts for nearly two-thirds of global GDP, approximately…

VERANTWORTUNG FÜR EUROPA:  GERMANY’S APRIL 2026 MILITARY STRATEGY AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE INDO-GERMANY STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

      The release of Germany’s first standalone military strategy, titled Verantwortung für Europa (Responsibility for Europe), on 22 April 2026, marks a watershed moment in the history of the Federal Republic’s security…

NEON-GAS LOGISTICS — AN INDIA-TAIWAN PARTNERSHIP TOWARDS MARITIME RESILIENCE

      Backdrop The global semiconductor industry’s near-total dependence on maritime logistics for the movement of critical inputs imposes a set of structural vulnerabilities that remain curiously underexamined in contemporary…

CHABAHAR PORT — THE LIMITS OF ‘MAXIMUM PRESSURE’

      The joint development by India and Iran (later augmented by commitments from Afghanistan and sustained interest from Uzbekistan) of the Iranian port of Chabahar has long been subjected to operational uncertainty.  It would…

Between Regulation And Reality — EU External Fisheries Governance In The Indo-Pacific And Implications For India

  Keywords: FISHERIES POLICY, FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, INDO-PACIFIC, RFMO, FAD, IUU FISHING The governance of global fisheries has become increasingly complex in the Indo-Pacific, where ecological pressures, economic interests…

INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICATION FOR MARITIME INDIA

    Keywords: ARMED CONFLICT, MARITIME THREATS, MARINE INSURANCE, P&I CLUBS, MARITIME TRADE, SHIPPING, SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION, INSURANCE LAW, TRANSPORTATION LAW, RISK MANAGEMENT.   Introduction The realities…
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ENHANCING INDIA’S SHIPBUILDING CAPACITY: AN OFFSHORING STRATEGY

  Background   Despite its rich tradition of shipbuilding, a well-established ship-building ecosystem, and a favourable geographic location, India currently ranks 16thin the global shipbuilding industry with a paltry 0.06%…

MARITIME TOURISM — THE CASE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

    India’s engagement with the seas has historically extended beyond trade and naval power, encompassing and incorporating culture, mobility, and exchange.  Despite this, contemporary policy continues to treat the maritime…

SEA-BLIND INSTITUTIONS: HOW COLONIAL LEGACIES WEAKEN MARITIMITY IN INDIA

      Establishing Background India presently aspires to invoke its civilisational oceanic heritage to be a leading maritime power, projecting influence in multiple dimensions of cooperation across the Indo-Pacific. …

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