Sarabjeet Singh Parmar

Assessing Maritime Power in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Greg Kennedy and Harsh V. Pant

Since taking over in 2009, the Obama Administration considered Asia to be significant for power cooperation and for establishing an international order based on accepted rules and norms. This started...

Naval symposium in China: Decoding the outcome

The Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES) is a small but positive sign towards better communication channels between navies to reduce tension in the seas. But for CUES to...

Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: An Indian Perspective

For a maritime nation like India, its conception of maritime security of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and, specifically, its approach to maritime security has a long historical legacy. The...

Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean: A Changing Kaleidoscope

The Indian Ocean Region (IOR), though considered an important maritime region, has not yet been accorded the due importance of a geo-strategic entity. One attributable reason is the ‘sandwiching’ of...

The Arctic: Potential for Conflict amidst Cooperation

Changes in the Arctic topography due to climate change have resulted in the region, which erstwhile was remote with little accessibility, to being accessible with potential natural resources and attractive...

Trespassers will be Prosecuted: China’s latest Billboard in the South China Sea

The issuance of these ordinances will not only add to the growing tensions in the disputed areas, specifically the South China Sea, but also add to the growing suspicions about...

Sarabjeet Singh Parmar |
December 08, 2012 |
IDSA Comments

Yongxing Island: China’s Diego Garcia in the South China Sea?

China’s decision to set up a military garrison on the Yongxing Island and creating a city administration could be seen as a step in firstly expanding its military reach, secondly...

India’s Critical Role in the Resilience of the Global Undersea Communications Cable Infrastructure

Introduction

Sarabjeet Singh Parmar, Ronald J. Rapp, Franz-Stefan Gady, Karl Frederick Rauscher |
May 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

Somali Piracy: A Form of Economic Terrorism

Piracy over the years has been driven by geography, political instability and the availability of safe havens. Apart from these established factors, economics too play a role. This article reviews...

The Persian Gulf Cul-de-Sac

With growing tensions between the US and Iran leading to a drawing of maritime red lines, the Iranian threat to close the straits of Hormuz and the US response could...