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Indian Ocean
Reimagining India’s Blue Water Navy: Toward a Comprehensive Maritime Doctrine for the Indian Ocean
By Kunal Sharma
A truly Indianized maritime doctrine, backed by comprehensive policy instruments, is not only necessary – it is inevitable.
India Turns to Maritime Neighbors to Navigate Troubled Neighborhood
By Rushali Saha
India’s traditional focus on its continental borders resulted in neglect of the maritime domain. That is changing.
America’s Achilles Heel in the Indo-Pacific
By Samiksh Jain
The United States has treated the Indian Ocean as an afterthought in its Indo-Pacific vision.
The France-India Dalliance: Operationalizing Strategic Autonomy in the Indian Ocean
By Olivier Blarel and Nicolas Blarel
France and India have the tools and legitimacy to become the main drivers of a novel cooperative and inclusive security architecture in the Indian Ocean.
Will India Try Again for a Military Base in Seychelles?
By Dennis Hardy
India’s previous efforts to secure a base on Assumption Island were rebuffed. As China gains ground, will New Delhi make another offer?
India Appoints 1st National Maritime Security Coordinator
By Anil Jai Singh
India’s destiny is firmly anchored in the maritime domain.
Climate Change Is the Biggest Threat to Indian Ocean Security
By Arjun Gargeyas
The climate crisis requires collective action, and should serve as a catalyst for the revival of the Indian Ocean Rim Association.
Darshana M. Baruah on Indian Ocean Geopolitics
By Shannon Tiezzi
“To better understand the unraveling Indian Ocean geopolitics, it is important to study and understand the new maritime identities of the Indian Ocean islands.”
India’s Cancelled MILAN 2020 Exercise and Delhi’s View of the Indian Ocean
By Shishir Upadhyaya
While the Indian Navy’s plans to host multinational naval exercise Milan 2020 in March were cancelled, its significance ought not to be missed.
India’s Approach to the Indian Ocean Region: From Sea Control to Sea Denial
By Suyash Desai
Given the budget constraints, the Indian Navy’s approach should change from sea control to sea denial
What Does Xi’s Myanmar Visit Mean for India’s China Anxieties?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
The trip produced a mixed outlook for New Delhi’s perceptions of Beijing’s inroads in the wider Indo-Pacific.
Report: Indian Navy Ejected Chinese Research Ship From Indian Exclusive Economic Zone
By Ankit Panda
The Chinese research vessel was conducting activities near India‘s sensitive Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
India Must Look Beyond ASEAN in Regional Security
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
In recognition of ASEAN’s limitations, New Delhi must also continue to strengthen its ties with other institutions, frameworks, and countries as well.
What’s Behind the First India-Singapore-Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
A closer look at the significance of the new arrangement.
A New India-France Alliance?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
While talk of an alliance may be premature, there is clearly an increasing convergence of interests between the two strategic partners.
Italy Seeks Jurisdiction in 2012 Indian Fishermen Case
By Colleen Barry
Italy seeks to have India end its prosecution of two Italian marines.
India, US Conduct Anti-Submarine Warfare Drill in Indian Ocean
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Indian and U.S. navies practiced submarine hunting in the Indian Ocean earlier this week.
India, Sri Lanka Conclude Agreement on Countering Drug and Human Trafficking
By Ankit Panda
Drugs and human trafficking were at the center of recent talks.
Mission Shakti and Beyond: Breaking Down India’s Anti-Satellite Test
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
India’s prime minister has declared the country a “space superpower.”
Sri Lanka Will Get a $3.9 Billion Refinery Next to China-Run Hambantota Port
By Bharatha Mallawarachi
Sri Lanka's export earnings may rise as much as $7 billion because of the refinery.
Royal Australian Navy Task Group Arrives in Sri Lanka for Indo-Pacific Endeavor 2019 Exercises
By Ankit Panda
Four vessels—HMAS Canberra, HMAS Success, HMAS Newcastle, and HMAS Parramata—arrived in Sri Lanka.
International Court of Justice Rules UK Must End Administration of Chagos Islands
By Mike Corder
Britain had unlawfully carved up Mauritius, an international court has ruled.
Top US, Maldives Diplomats Meet in Washington
By Ankit Panda
The meeting marks the highest-level interaction between the two countries since a change in government in Malé.
India, Maldives Recalibrate Their Bilateral Relationship With Modi-Solih Summit
By Ankit Panda
In New Delhi, the Maldives’ new president pledges to implement an ”India first” foreign policy.
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