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OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY INDO-PACIFIC GOALS AND STRATEGIES OF POWERS OTHER THAN INDIA

It is true that India’s geopolitical goals and objectives are those of India alone and are not determined by any other country. However, the degree of ease or difficulty that New Delhi will face in the execution of the dynamic strategies that…
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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR HOLISTIC MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION

The scientific consensus built over the past few decades unequivocally states that climate change is real, and it is occurring at an accelerating rate.  It is being caused primarily by human activities, and we are already experiencing its impacts…
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MARINE POLICING AND MARITIME SECURITY IN INDIA: EVOLVING DIMENSIONS

   Introduction                                                                                  While navies and coast guards dominate the discourse on maritime security, marine units of…
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MARITIME AIDS TO NAVIGATION IN INDIA: STRENGTHENING MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AND SECURITY

Introduction  On 02 March 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the Maritime India Summit 2021, highlighted the government’s plan to develop tourism around lighthouses.[1] Later that month, during his monthly interaction…
REFLECTIONS ON INDIA’S VIKRANT-CENTRIC CARRIER BATTLE GROUP

REFLECTIONS ON INDIA’S VIKRANT-CENTRIC CARRIER BATTLE GROUP

The successful completion of the five-day sea trials (from 04 to 08 August 2021) of the long-delayed indigenous aircraft carrier, the new Vikrant, is a seminal event and one that has been justifiably met with elation and a palpable sense of…
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR MARITIME SECURITY IN INDIA: NEED FOR A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH

Introduction                                                   On 26 November 2020, seven fishermen on board a sinking boat were rescued off the Maharashtra coast after fishermen from a nearby boat alerted the owner…

EXPANSION OF THE NATIONAL CADET CORPS IN COASTAL DISTRICTS: STRENGTHENING LOCAL CAPACITIES FOR MARITIME SECURITY

 Introduction The genesis of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) is intricately linked to the India-Pakistan War of 1947-48.  The war highlighted the need for sufficient strength of reserves who could take up arms when required.  This found…

CLIMATE RISKS TO INDIA’S HOLISTIC MARITIME SECURITY PART 2: INTENSIFYING EXTREME WEATHER

The phenomenon of climate change has several significant and serious socio-economic implications for all nations around the world, largely because most of our activities have historically evolved around a relatively stable climate over nearly…
FLOODING SUNDERBANS RISING SEA LEVEL IN INDIA AND BANGLADESH, CREDITS- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICFLOODING SUNDERBANS RISING SEA LEVEL IN INDIA AND BANGLADESH, CREDITS- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

CLIMATE RISKS TO INDIA’S HOLISTIC MARITIME SECURITY PART 1: RISING SEA LEVEL

In recent decades, climate change has evolved from a supposed distant problem for future generations to a major imminent security threat for all nations worldwide.[1]  Climate-change-induced food and water shortages, combined with sea level…

MAKING WAVES: AN E-NEWS BRIEF (01-15 APRIL 2020)

PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF INDIA’S CRITICAL MARITIME INFRASTRUCTURE: PART 3: MARITIME TRANSPORT: SHIPPING

India defines Critical Sectors as those that are critical to the nation and whose incapacity or destruction will have a debilitating impact on national security, economy, public health or safety. This is the third of a series of articles…

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First Trilateral Webinar on “Maritime Cooperation through BIMSTEC: Promoting Revitalised and Responsive Regionalism”

1st Trilateral Webinar of NMF-BIMRAD-PATHFINDER FOUNDATION on “Maritime Cooperation through BIMSTEC: Promoting Revitalised and Responsive Regionalism”

The Webinar would examine means of promoting maritime cooperation amongst BIMSTEC countries. The trilateral will look at enhancing maritime connectivity and security threats and challenges, amongst other issues, while examining the contours…

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