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India-Maldives Policy Brief
Dr Cchavi Vasisht, Research Associate, VIF

The Maldives has attracted international attention due to the increased importance of the Indian Ocean and the Indo-Pacific region. India-Maldives relations have made immense progress in the past years. The relations have seen significant...

December 13, 2021 Download
Tags: China, Geostrategic, India in Maldives, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Security, OBOR, SLOCs, Tourism, Maldives, Neighbourhood Studies
A Guide to India-Australia Relations
Amruta Karambelkar

For the first time in India’s diplomatic history a summit was held on a virtual platform. On 4th June 2020 Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed a range of issues with his Australian counterpart, Prime Minister Scott Morrison. This summit is...

June 22, 2020 Download
Tags: Australia, China, COVID-19, India, Indian Ocean, Indo-Pacific, International Relations, Maritime Security, QUAD, Terrorism
Maritime Transport has the Potential to Reinvigorate Indian Economy
Commodore Somen Banerjee

… maritime transport can play a major role not only in creating mass jobs but also in enhancing the technical thresholds … investment in port infrastructure and shipbuilding sectors can absorb unskilled labour in large numbers … its...

August 21, 2018 Download
Tags: Economics of shipping industry, Indian Economy, Indian Ocean, Maritime Transport, Ship and port building, International Relations and Diplomacy
Emerging Structure of Maritime Security in the Bay of Bengal
Commodore Somen Banerjee

.... Traditionally, security at sea has been theorised and interpreted rooted in traditional realist or liberalist theories. In the realist interpretation, the seas are the plains on which superpower, or regional power rivalry, takes place,...

May 11, 2018 Download
Tags: Bay of Bengal, BIMSTEC, Indian Ocean, Maritime Security, SAARC, Indo-Pacific, International Relations and Diplomacy
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