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Image Credits: DNA IndiaINDIAN 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…
Image Credits: US Naval InstituteSOUTH 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.…
Image Credits: Navy RecognitionBEYOND ALTRUISM: THE ‘UNSTATED’ SIGNALS DURING FLEET REVIEWS
The Indian Navy will be holding its second International Fleet Review (IFR) in February 2016 and this important event showcasing India’s global maritime outreach is being held at Visakhapatnam, the headquarters of Eastern Naval Command. As…
Image Credits: ScrollINDIA AND CHINA - TIME TO EVOLVE MARITIME CONFIDENCE BUILDING MEASURES
Fleet Review – An Enabler for Confidence Building
In February 2001, the Indian Navy had organized the International Fleet Review (IFR) at Mumbai. Given the theme ‘Bridges of Friendship’, the event was meant to commemorate the completion…
