Abstract: India–Japan security cooperation is a critical component in the evolving security mechanism of the Indo-Pacific region. Both states are secondary states in the international…
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Abstract: From China’s perspective, border disputes, India’s strategic cooperation with other major powers and security competition between China and India in IOR [Indian Ocean Region]…
Abstract: Sovereignty in the maritime domain is governed by the international laws and conventions, particularly the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
Abstract: The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, hereinafter referred to as Quad), which had come into existence in 2007, ceased following the resignation of Japanese Prime…
Abstract: India’s maritime philosophy has been clearly outlined in both literature, and practice. From a defensive realist perspective, India’s approach to the high seas has…
Abstract: India and the US have crossed the proverbial Rubicon in their bilateral ties, with maritime cooperation being the mainstay. The US-India navy-to-navy cooperation has…
Abstract: Maritime trade is a key contributor to economy in many countries particularly those that are bordering on oceans. Sri Lanka is geographically located in…
Abstract: India, China and Japan, the economic big three in Asia, is heavily dependent on maritime trade in terms of importation of energy and other…
Abstract: At a time when there are instances of lack of participation in binding dispute resolution mechanisms under the UNCLOS, the Bay of Bengal Arbitrations…
Abstract: This paper reviews the existing multilateral structures in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) – notably the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) – in the…
Abstract: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is often sold as a project that aims to meet the infrastructure deficit in many underdeveloped parts of…
Abstract: This commentary describes an opportunity for clarification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) ‘regime of islands.’ It describes…
Abstract: In this Maritime Century, the notion of “sea blindness” is an interesting development. There is a perception that Australia has long experienced a “sea…
Abstract: On the whole, research into energy security falls into one of three perspectives: The political perspective, the engineering and geologic perspective, or the economic…
Abstract: In this article, a methodology for energy security assessment in terms of energy system resilience to disruptions is presented. The methodology serves as an…
