India’s political and strategic debates continue to revolve around identity and ideology, yet an increasingly destabilising force remains under-addressed: climate change. This commentary examines how climate stress is no longer a peripheral...
China’s construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River (Yarlung Zangbo) under its 14th Five-Year Plan presents significant geopolitical and security challenges for India. This project, located in a seismically a...
A project that can boost exports by 110 billion, lead to an infrastructure investment mobilization of 4 lakh crore, logistics cost saving of 35000-40000 crore per annum and double the share of inland and coastal waterways is none other than...
The unveiling of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in 2015 positioned Gwadar in Pakistan's mainstream media as the starting point for a new era of Chinese investments that will alter the course of Pakistan's and the region's fates...
For China securing its energy supply lines and deploying its for operational purposes and anti-piracy missions in Indian Ocean region(IOR) has been a recurrent phenomenon. It has also started to explore possibility of undertaking surveillan...
Climate change and severe weather events is causing environmental catastrophe in the South Pacific region. The region as a whole has experienced innumerable changes in weather patterns that have posed fundamental threats to lives and liveli...
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a growing concern for marine environmental security, ecosystem sustainability, and coastal communities across the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on coastal environmental observations and microscopic examinations...
The sinking of the IRIS Dena on 4 March 2026, following a torpedo strike by a United States submarine in the Indian Ocean, marks a rare and consequential escalation in contemporary naval warfare. Occurring within a neutral state’s Exclusive...
Tuna fisheries play a critical role in the global blue economy, supporting food security, coastal livelihoods, and international seafood markets. Effective governance of these highly migratory species requires a deeper understanding of the ...
In today's world, it is frequently asserted that if a maritime nation seeks to safeguard its national interests, it must first secure its maritime interests. As part of this effort, in India, we saw the release of the Maritime India Vision ...
Due to the implementation of comprehensive economic reforms, Vietnam has been able to transform from being one of the world's most impoverished nations to a middle-income economy. From 2002 to 2020, the country's GDP per capita increased by...
Mining the ocean floor, known as deep-sea, for submerged minerals is a little-known experimental industry, but as the demand to make mobile phones, batteries and solar panels increases, the scope of mining of valuable materials like copper,...
