1. Thematic Studies in Indian and Regional Maritime Security.
- The Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI), which provides first-level-specificity to the Indian maritime policy of SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region).
- ‘Bilateral’, ‘Trilateral’, and ‘Multilateral’ Constructs of Maritime Relevance to India.
- Coastal and Offshore Security.
- Naval Security (Hard Security).
- Security of Maritime Trade and the Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC).
- Energy-Security, and, the Maritime Security-of-Energy.
- Port Security.
- Maritime Food-Securi ty (including Sustainable-Fishing).
- Polar Security.
- Cyber Security.
- Nuclear Security.
- ‘Surface’, ‘Underwater’, ‘Air’, and ‘Space-based’ Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA).
2. Impact (upon India’s Own Maritime Geostrategies) of the Indo-Pacific maritime geostrategies of the following countries and collectives:
| Australia | Bangladesh | China | Comoros | Egypt | Eritrea |
| France | Germany | Indonesia | Iraq | Iran | Israel |
| Japan | Kenya | Malaysia | Maldives | Mauritius | Mozambique |
| Myanmar | Netherlands | Oman | Pakistan | Philippines | Qatar |
| Russia | Saudi Arabia | Seychelles | Singapore | Somalia | South Africa |
| South Korea | Spain | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | UK |
| USA | Vietnam | ARF | ASEAN | BIMSTEC | DCoC |
| EAS | EU | IOC | IONS | QUAD | WPNS |