Strategic Analysis

Making the Law of the Sea – A Study in the Development of International Law by James Harrison

The cornerstone of international law is ‘applicability of law based on consent’. Being bereft of any legislative machinery to legislate international law in the international sphere, the statute of the...

Indian Naval Strategy in the Twenty First Century by James R. Holmes, Andrew Winner and Toshi Yoshihara

The 44th book in the Cass Series on Naval Policy and History, this book is an academic study of India's emerging maritime strategy from a Western perspective. Not surprisingly, therefore,...

Asian Maritime Power in the 21st Century: Strategic Transactions, China, India and Southeast Asia by Vijay Sakhuja

The rise of Asian maritime power is a sequel to Rising Powers in Asia. Maritime power in the age of globalisation has been a critical instrument for the emergence of...

Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Role of India by Rockin Th. Singh

Maritime strategy is playing an ever greater role in Indian strategic thinking. As India reaches for great power status, it is increasingly turning to the Indian Ocean to expand its...

Chinese Views of India in the Indian Ocean: A Geopolitical Perspective

In recent years, China's strategic community has emerged as an increasingly vocal and influential constituent of Chinese policy debates. This article focuses on Chinese analysts steeped in the realpolitik tradition....

The Chinese Navy, Its Regional Power and Global Reach

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)’s recent accomplishments are impressive but have not gone beyond ‘pocket excellence’, as its overall structure and equipment are still out of date. However,...

You Ji |
May 2012 |
Strategic Analysis

China’s Post-1978 Maritime Relations with South Asia: Towards Greater Cooperation

The objectives of this article are, firstly, to identify the place occupied by the Indian Ocean and South Asia in China's maritime strategy, and secondly, to identify the appropriate means...

The Creation of Indian Integrated Commands: Organisational Learning and the Andaman and Nicobar Command

India took an unprecedented step 10 years ago by setting up a joint theatre operational command for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANC). This article seeks to examine the following...

Maritime Developments in the South Western Indian Ocean and the Potential for India’s Engagement with the Region

The Indian Ocean region, being a vast geographical entity, is composed of various regional and sub-regional entities. This article addresses prominent maritime developments in the South Western Indian Ocean (SWIO)...

India’s Maritime Core Interests

While the maritime doctrine was published by the Indian navy in 2004 and improved upon in 2007, the core interests identified were as seen through the prism of the navy....

Charting a Maritime Security Cooperation Mechanism in the Indian Ocean: Sharing Responsibilities among Littoral States and User States

The main objective of this article is to highlight the challenge of maritime security in the region geographically bounded by the Indian Ocean. It studies the current status of maritime...

A Neo-Nixon Doctrine for the Indian Ocean: Helping States Help Themselves

In recent years the Indian Ocean has received significant attention from the defence-intellectual community in the United States. However, the actual strategic importance of the region to US interests is...

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

Strategic Analysis

Making the Law of the Sea – A Study in the Development of International Law by James Harrison

Indian Naval Strategy in the Twenty First Century by James R. Holmes, Andrew Winner and Toshi Yoshihara

Asian Maritime Power in the 21st Century: Strategic Transactions, China, India and Southeast Asia by Vijay Sakhuja

Security in the Indian Ocean Region: Role of India by Rockin Th. Singh

Chinese Views of India in the Indian Ocean: A Geopolitical Perspective

The Chinese Navy, Its Regional Power and Global Reach

China’s Post-1978 Maritime Relations with South Asia: Towards Greater Cooperation

The Creation of Indian Integrated Commands: Organisational Learning and the Andaman and Nicobar Command

Maritime Developments in the South Western Indian Ocean and the Potential for India’s Engagement with the Region

India’s Maritime Core Interests

Charting a Maritime Security Cooperation Mechanism in the Indian Ocean: Sharing Responsibilities among Littoral States and User States

A Neo-Nixon Doctrine for the Indian Ocean: Helping States Help Themselves

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

A European Perspective on Maritime Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region

China Shakes Up the Maritime Balance in the Indian Ocean

Inside, Outside: India’s ‘Exterior Lines’ in the South China Sea

Indian Ocean Naval Symposium: Uniting the Maritime Indian Ocean Region

Iran’s Influence: A Religious-Political State and Society in Its Region by Elaheh Rostami-Povey

US Foreign Policy Today: American Renewal? by Steven W. Hook and James M. Scott

The US–India Nuclear Pact: Policy, Process and Great Power Politics by Harsh V. Pant