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2 September 2010Maritime Governance Imperatives for India - I BY

The sea-borne attack on Mumbai on November 26, 2008, called 26/11 in the popular imagination, has starkly highlighted the reality of a disorganized Maritime India. Horrific though it was, it could

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21 September 2010Making warships happen BY Ajai Shukla

I was taken aback last week to receive an invitation from BAE Systems, the world’s third-richest arms corporation, for a four-day media tour to the UK. What surprised me was not the invitation.

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Indo-UK
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30 September 2010The Mechanics of a Maritime Governance Authority BY

India has a long coastline and an old maritime tradition. It is also a signatory to many international conventions and agreements related to maritime activities such as the United Nations

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15 November 2010Making of a Maritime Governance Authority BY

In my earlier articles on this website, I have discussed the concept and need for a Maritime Governance Authority (MGA) in India. A broad

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Indian navy
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Maritime Security
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1 December 2010Sino-Indian maritime relations: managing mistrust in the Indian Ocean BY Ashley Townshend

Asia’s rising giants are eyeing each

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Indian Ocean
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Indo-China
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People's Liberation Army Navy
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strategic interest
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13 December 2010Need to secure the Lakshadweep Islands BY Pushpita Das

The recent hijacking of a Bangladesh merchant ship by Somali pirates in the western Indian Ocean has highlighted the threat to the Sea Lines of Communications (SLOCs) in general and to the

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Indian Ocean
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Lakshadweep Islands
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Maritime Security
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Somali pirates
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7 January 2011Arming without Aiming: India’s Military Modernization BY , Sunil Dasgupta

“Fighting Change,” an exclusive chapter from Stephen P. Cohen and Sunil Dasgupta’s book Arming without Aiming: India's Military Modernization was republished with permission from

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Indian army
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14 January 2011A Chinese-Indian Rivalry for the Arabian Sea BY Christophe Jaffrelot

Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indian Ocean and

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14 March 2011Indian navy captures 61 pirates in Arabian Sea BY Ashok Sharma

The Indian navy captured 61 pirates who jumped into the Arabian Sea to flee a gunfight and fire on the hijacked ship from which they had staged several attacks, a navy statement said Monday.

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19 April 2011Admiral Venkat Bharathan: India needs a maritime governance authority BY Samyukta Lakshman

Vice Admiral (Retired) Venkat Bharathan, presented his paper on ‘Maritime Governance Authority’ to a select group of naval officers, Mumbai police, Mumbai University and commercial shipping

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piracy
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shipping

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