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Acting on its Act West Policy: Thailand’s quest for security and shared prosperity in the Bay
International Affairs
Jan 29, 2025

Acting on its Act West Policy: Thailand’s quest for security and shared prosperity in the Bay

Thailand’s proactive approach in the Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean region integrates both economic and security initiatives and pushes for increase

Abhishek Sharma | Aadityavikram Rana
Competitive regionalism in the Indian Ocean
International Affairs | Indian Ocean
Dec 30, 2024

Competitive regionalism in the Indian Ocean

The IORA and China’s new forum represent two competing models of regionalism in the Indian Ocean

Sayantan Haldar
भारताच्या इंडो-पॅसिफिक धोरणाच्या केंद्रस्थानी सागरी सुरक्षा आणि ब्लू इकॉनॉमी
Economics and Finance
Nov 25, 2024

भारताच्या इंडो-पॅसिफिक धोरणाच्या केंद्रस्थानी सागरी सुरक्षा आणि ब्लू इकॉनॉमी

जर इंडो-पॅसिफिक प्रदेशाला जागतिक अर्थव्यवस्थेचे केंद्र

Lauren Dagan Amoss
India, blue economic growth, and shared maritime security in the Indo-Pacific
Economics and Finance | Developing and Emerging Economies | Maritime Security
Nov 17, 2024

India, blue economic growth, and shared maritime security in the Indo-Pacific

The blue economic policies of littoral nations in the Indian Ocean are essential to the Indo-Pacific’s future as a global economic centre

Lauren Dagan Amoss
Berlin’s new focus on India
International Affairs
Oct 24, 2024

Berlin’s new focus on India

The first-ever public strategic document by Germany to describe foreign policy priorities towards India can be read as a recognition of India’s rele

Tobias Scholz
Mauritius at a crossroads: Navigating power shifts in the Western Indian Ocean
International Affairs | Indian Ocean | Maritime Security
Sep 23, 2024

Mauritius at a crossroads: Navigating power shifts in the Western Indian Ocean

Samir Bhattacharya
कोलंबो सुरक्षा परिषदेचा विस्तार: सागरी दक्षिण आशियाच्या दिशेने आणखी एक पाऊल
International Affairs | Maritime Security
Aug 05, 2024

कोलंबो सुरक्षा परिषदेचा विस्तार: सागरी दक्षिण आशियाच्या दिशेने आणखी एक पाऊल

कोलंबो सुरक्षा परिषदेत बांगलादेशचा सहभाग या संस्थेचे व�

Sayantan Haldar | Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
Expansion of Colombo Security Conclave: A step closer to maritime South Asia
International Affairs
Jul 27, 2024

Expansion of Colombo Security Conclave: A step closer to maritime South Asia

The recent inclusion of Bangladesh in the CSC demonstrates the increasing importance and role of the CSC as the Indo-Pacific region grows in prominenc

Sayantan Haldar | Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
हिंदी महासागराच्या प्रदेशातील सत्तास्पर्धा आणि श्रीलंकेच्या सुरक्षा धोरणातील दुविधा
International Affairs | Maritime Security
Jul 05, 2024

हिंदी महासागराच्या प्रदेशातील सत्तास्पर्धा आणि श्रीलंकेच्या सुरक्षा धोरणातील दुविधा

हिंदी महासागराच्या क्षेत्रातील संभाव्य धोक्यांचा सामन�

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
An evolving IOR and dilemmas in Sri Lanka’s security calculus
International Affairs | Maritime Security
Jul 02, 2024

An evolving IOR and dilemmas in Sri Lanka’s security calculus

While Sri Lanka is pushing for domestic reforms and defence capacities to counter the emerging threats in the IOR, its strategic location subjects it

Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy
Seychelles’ calibrated approach towards maritime dependency
Defence and Security | Maritime Security
Jun 07, 2024

Seychelles’ calibrated approach towards maritime dependency

Given its location and its capabilities, Seychelles is well-placed to mitigate sea-borne challenges by cooperating with major players.

Sayantan Haldar
#Indian Ocean Region: हिंद महासागर के क्षेत्र में सुरक्षा नेटवर्क की तरफ़ बढ़ते क़दम
International Affairs | Maritime Security
Jul 30, 2023

#Indian Ocean Region: हिंद महासागर के क्षेत्र में सुरक्षा नेटवर्क की तरफ़ बढ़ते क़दम

सुरक्षा प्रदान करने के मामले में ‘कोलंबो सुरक्षा कॉन्क्�

N. Sathiya Moorthy
Developing a regional Single Window System in the Indian Ocean Region
International Affairs | International Trade and Investment
Jun 02, 2023

Developing a regional Single Window System in the Indian Ocean Region

India and Australia can support the development of a Single Window System in fellow Indian Ocean Region states for trade facilitation at the regional

| Riya Sinha
Why India should pivot the QUAD into the Indian Ocean through IORA
International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Maritime Security
May 31, 2023

Why India should pivot the QUAD into the Indian Ocean through IORA

The Quad engaging with IORA will help India to bring the strategic convergences of the two groupings and China’s growing footprint in the region to

| Sayantan Haldar
Beijing’s growing forays: The first China-Indian Ocean Region Forum
International Affairs | Indian Ocean
Dec 03, 2022

Beijing’s growing forays: The first China-Indian Ocean Region Forum

Is the newly instated China’s Indian Ocean Region Forum a sign of China’s growing desire for a larger presence in the region?

N. Sathiya Moorthy
#Indian Ocean region: दक्षिण एशिया और हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र में चीन को मिल रही हैं चुनौतियां
International Affairs | Neighbourhood
Jun 01, 2022

#Indian Ocean region: दक्षिण एशिया और हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र में चीन को मिल रही हैं चुनौतियां

जिस तरह इस क्षेत्र में तेज़ी से परिस्थितियां बदल रही हैं �

Antara Ghosal Singh
#Indian Ocean region: दक्षिण एशिया और हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र में चीन को मिल रही हैं चुनौतियां
Neighbourhood
Jun 01, 2022

#Indian Ocean region: दक्षिण एशिया और हिंद महासागर क्षेत्र में चीन को मिल रही हैं चुनौतियां

जिस तरह इस क्षेत्र में तेज़ी से परिस्थितियां बदल रही हैं �

Antara Ghosal Singh
China feels the heat in South Asia and IOR
International Affairs | China Foreign Policy
May 24, 2022

China feels the heat in South Asia and IOR

China needs to strategically reconsider its calculations in South Asia amidst the ongoing shift in the region.

Antara Ghosal Singh
The Indian Ocean Region needs a stable and secure Sri Lanka
Neighbourhood
Apr 06, 2022

The Indian Ocean Region needs a stable and secure Sri Lanka

How does Sri Lanka’s political and economic turmoil affect the Indian Ocean Region?

| N. Sathiya Moorthy
#Indian Ocean Region: हिंद महासागर के क्षेत्र में सुरक्षा नेटवर्क की तरफ़ बढ़ते क़दम
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Ocean
Mar 15, 2022

#Indian Ocean Region: हिंद महासागर के क्षेत्र में सुरक्षा नेटवर्क की तरफ़ बढ़ते क़दम

सुरक्षा प्रदान करने के मामले में ‘कोलंबो सुरक्षा कॉन्क्�

N. Sathiya Moorthy
Indian Ocean Region: What India does, China now wants to do better
International Affairs | Indian Ocean
Jan 19, 2022

Indian Ocean Region: What India does, China now wants to do better

The recent visit made by the Chinese Foreign Minister to Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Comoros showcases its renewed interest in the Indian Ocean Region

N. Sathiya Moorthy
China’s naval expansion and the challenges for India
International Affairs | China Foreign Policy | Maritime Security
Sep 29, 2021

China’s naval expansion and the challenges for India

The Indo-Pacific concept might have little currency in Beijing, but the Chinese Navy is at a point where not just the Western Pacific, but even the In

| Angad Singh
Why China remains top on minds of India’s youth
International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy
Aug 25, 2021

Why China remains top on minds of India’s youth

Kalpit A Mankikar | Kartik Bommakanti
Sri Lanka: Bridging the ‘growing trust-deficit’ with the Indian neighbour
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy
Aug 09, 2021

Sri Lanka: Bridging the ‘growing trust-deficit’ with the Indian neighbour

N. Sathiya Moorthy
India’s approach towards Seychelles in the Indian Ocean Region
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | Maritime Infrastructure
Apr 26, 2021

India’s approach towards Seychelles in the Indian Ocean Region

Vinitha Revi
Mozambique’s insurgency and India’s interest
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics
Apr 06, 2021

Mozambique’s insurgency and India’s interest

Abhishek Mishra
La Pérouse - Quad naval exercise and India’s strategic partnership with France
Maritime Security | Maritime Infrastructure | Maritime Governance Architecture
Apr 04, 2021

La Pérouse - Quad naval exercise and India’s strategic partnership with France

The advantages of India’s early prudence on cultivating multiple “strategic alignments” in the Indo-Pacific, are apparent with French proactiven

Kashish Parpiani | Mrityunjay Dubey
Sri Lanka’s rejection of the UNHRC resolution: A shift towards China?
Neighbourhood | Indian Ocean
Apr 01, 2021

Sri Lanka’s rejection of the UNHRC resolution: A shift towards China?

Sri Lanka’s foreign policy posture is to balance the US and China, being part of both BRI and the Indo-Pacific.

Asanga Abeyagoonasekera
Leveraging experience in capacity building, information sharing, and HADR in the Western Indian Ocean
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture
Mar 28, 2021

Leveraging experience in capacity building, information sharing, and HADR in the Western Indian Ocean

Abhishek Mishra
Will India’s partnership with France eclipse its ties with the US?
Defence and Security | Indian Ocean
Dec 19, 2020

Will India’s partnership with France eclipse its ties with the US?

France actualising its “resident power” status in the Indo-Pacific has led to its emergence as India’s partner of choice in the Indian Ocean reg

| Kashish Parpiani
Mission Sagar: Key to the Indian Ocean
Privacy & Data Protection
Oct 08, 2020

Mission Sagar: Key to the Indian Ocean

Mauritius oil spill reveals weakness of maritime security architecture in the Western Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
Sep 03, 2020

Mauritius oil spill reveals weakness of maritime security architecture in the Western Indian Ocean

Christian Bueger | Timothy Edmunds
Vital sea lanes of communications as a core interest for China: Inferences for India’s national security
Defence and Security | Maritime Security | SLOCs | Indian Ocean Trade Regimes
Aug 18, 2020

Vital sea lanes of communications as a core interest for China: Inferences for India’s national security

China’s energy interests, constant pursuit for natural resources, expanding commercial interests combined with a quickly growing diaspora in the Ind

L. Venkateswaran
Delhi needs to work with its Indian Ocean neighbours to deny strategic foothold to China
Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Indian Ocean | Maritime Infrastructure | Indian Defence | Maritime Governance Architecture
Jun 27, 2020

Delhi needs to work with its Indian Ocean neighbours to deny strategic foothold to China

N. Sathiya Moorthy
Covid-19 pandemic-pandemonium: Need for a more holistic idea of disaster management
Healthcare
Apr 09, 2020

Covid-19 pandemic-pandemonium: Need for a more holistic idea of disaster management

Sohini Bose
India’s vision of SAGAR: Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Indian Ocean Region
International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics
Feb 03, 2020

India’s vision of SAGAR: Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Indian Ocean Region

Abhishek Mishra
Sense for sensibility: Maritime domain awareness through the information fusion centre - Indian Ocean Region
Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | Maritime Security | Maritime Governance Architecture
Jan 28, 2020

Sense for sensibility: Maritime domain awareness through the information fusion centre - Indian Ocean Region

Gayathri Iyer
Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework: A New Perspective for the Indian Ocean Region

Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework: A New Perspective for the Indian Ocean Region
Jan 01, 1970
India’s national security challenge
Defence and Security
Jul 03, 2019

India’s national security challenge

India’s national security landscape, if not irretrievably perilous, is stressed and susceptible to conflict with its neighbouring rivals.

Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti
Can the Western Indian Ocean region be a game changer for India?
Indian Ocean | Indian Ocean Trade Regimes
Mar 11, 2019

Can the Western Indian Ocean region be a game changer for India?

The Western Indian Ocean region’s geographical proximity and its rich natural resources, provides India with a great opportunity to increase its mar

Gayathri Iyer | Abhishek Mishra
Will ‘Russian imbroglio’ deflect the West off Maldives?
Indian Ocean
Mar 30, 2018

Will ‘Russian imbroglio’ deflect the West off Maldives?

It is not unlikely that the West’s current engagement/disengagement with Russia could lead to a situation — if not immediately — where the post-

N. Sathiya Moorthy
India’s challenge in the Indian ocean region
Indian Foreign Policy | Indian Ocean
Mar 20, 2018

India’s challenge in the Indian ocean region

Harsh V. Pant
Yameen’s China deals: Need for India to revisit its IOR neighbourhood policy
Indian Ocean Trade Regimes
Dec 12, 2017

Yameen’s China deals: Need for India to revisit its IOR neighbourhood policy

For New Delhi, the China FTA came as a surprise as less than a year earlier, Yameen had declared that Maldives’ first FTA, whenever signed, would on

N. Sathiya Moorthy
China's worrying activities in the IOR
Neighbourhood | Defence and Security | Indian Ocean
Mar 24, 2017

China's worrying activities in the IOR

China, owning reclaimed land at Colombo, is a worrying development in the Indian Ocean Region.

| Vinayak Bhat
Is India 'indifferent' to Indian Ocean neighbourhood?
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Indian Ocean
Dec 16, 2016

Is India 'indifferent' to Indian Ocean neighbourhood?

India has not turned a blind eye to the developments in its neighbourhood, nor has it stopped participating in events over there.

| N. Sathiya Moorthy
Telling China like it is about the South China Sea
Indian Ocean | Maritime Governance Architecture
Aug 12, 2016

Telling China like it is about the South China Sea

Chinese government’s mouthpiece, warned New Delhi that its seemingly inimical posture on the South China Sea was potentially damaging for bilateral

Abhijit Singh
India is Embracing a ‘Net Security Provider’ Role in the Indian Ocean Region
International Affairs | Indian Ocean | Maritime Security
Mar 11, 2024

India is Embracing a ‘Net Security Provider’ Role in the Indian Ocean Region

New infrastructure built by India in Mauritius demonstrates New Delhi’s commitment to cementing its security presence in the IOR.

Samir Bhattacharya
India-China tensions flare vying for Indian Ocean region control
Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Indian Ocean
Feb 06, 2018

India-China tensions flare vying for Indian Ocean region control

Maritime Security and Development in the South-West Indian Ocean Region: Harnessing India’s Engagement with Small Island Developing States
Maritime Security
Apr 12, 2022

Maritime Security and Development in the South-West Indian Ocean Region: Harnessing India’s Engagement with Small Island Developing States

In recent years, the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) of the South-West Indian Ocean (SWIO) region have emerged as vital security and developmental partners in the geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)—thereby gaining prominence in India’s foreign policy priorities. This paper examines India’s bilateral and multilateral engagement with the SIDS of the SWIO region, and argues that India should consider the concerns of the

Abhishek Mishra | Satyajit Sen
Sino-Indian Competition in the Indian Ocean Region intensifies
Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy
Oct 16, 2020

Sino-Indian Competition in the Indian Ocean Region intensifies

As competition intensifies in the Indian Ocean Region, India loses touch with Sri Lanka and solidifies relations with the Maldives.

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan