Abhijit Singh

Sino-Indian Dynamics in Littoral Asia – The View from New Delhi

China’s growing stakes in the Indian Ocean, in particular the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) expanding profile in South Asia, has caused deep concern in India, where many believe Chinese...

Why India’s South China Sea Stand Matters

Regardless of the concessions Beijing is willing to offer on the NSG and bilateral issues, New Delhi has reason to continue viewing China’s maritime manoeuvres in the Indian Ocean Region...

Abhijit Singh |
August 19, 2016 |
IDSA Comments

Lessons from the China vs. Philippines Arbitration Saga

In purely legal terms, the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s decision will be binding, and a refusal to abide by its findings could have consequences. Beijing has, however, made it clear...

Abhijit Singh |
July 08, 2016 |
IDSA Comments

Games Navies Play: Anti-Access and Area Denial in Maritime Asia

A sound sensor array in the Indian Ocean could prove invaluable for India which has a major anti-submarine warfare handicap and a lack of operational submarines.

Abhijit Singh |
June 16, 2016 |
IDSA Comments

India’s Submarine Modernisation Plans

India’s future submarine fleet operations are likely to involve SSKs and SSNs operating in the littoral spaces, in a strategic environment sanitized and protected by SSBNs. If New Delhi can...

Abhijit Singh |
May 05, 2016 |
IDSA Comments

The Escalating South China Sea Dispute – Lessons for India

For Indian observers, it is useful to extrapolate known Chinese position in the Indian Ocean Region and assess Beijing’s likely strategic behaviour. Indian policymakers might well recognise the fact that...

Abhijit Singh |
March 01, 2016 |
IDSA Comments

India’s New Maritime Security Strategy: ‘Brand-building’ in an Era of ‘Geopolitical Discord’

The inability to portray greater strategic ambition for the Indian Navy renders this document an exercise in smart profile-building rather than one of purposeful image-projection.

Abhijit Singh |
December 21, 2015 |
IDSA Comments

Malabar 2015: Strategic Power Play in the Indian Ocean

Earlier last week, India and the United States held the 19th edition of Exercise Malabar, a joint naval exercise, in the Bay of Bengal. This year, the interactions were an...

Reenergising India-Africa Maritime Relations

Africa needs not only maritime administration frameworks and the local capacity to enforce regulations, but also a model for sustainable blue-economy development that does not result in the destruction of...

Abhijit Singh |
October 28, 2015 |
IDSA Comments

Malabar-2015 and Power Dynamics in the Asian Commons

As India reorients its maritime posture to cater to the new realities of Asia, there is a realisation that regional maritime stability is increasingly susceptible to growing power imbalances.