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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…

MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY IN INDIA: FISHERIES “MCS” A KEY ENABLER
Introduction
India has close to 2,60,000 registered fishing vessels.[1] These include deep-sea fishing vessels (61), motorised mechanical vessels (62,130), motorised non-mechanical vessels (1,40,272) and non-motorised/traditional boats…

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…

MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS IN INDIA: SHIFTING PARADIGMS
Introduction
Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) has been defined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as “the effective understanding of any activity associated with the maritime environment that could impact upon the security,…