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Articles are short 800-850-word commentaries that provide a more analytical view of issues currently in the news.
Special Commentary: Gwadar and China’s Search for a Maritime Lebensraum
Vice Admiral (Retd.) Vijay Shankar analyses the country’s naval growth model and the larger characteristics of its maritime strategy

India and the Melting Arctic
Vijay Sakhuja analyses emerging Indian interests in the Arctic vis-a-vis its aspirations to gain permanent observer status in the Arctic Council 

China’s Military Modernization: The Pentagon Report and Indian Fears
Bhartendu Kumar Singh cautions against the pitfalls of continued misgivings between China and India in light of the new Pentagon Report

Somali Pirates in the Indian Ocean: What are India’s Options?
Sripathi Narayanan addresses opportunities for the consolidation of Indian presence in these waters

India’s Geopolitical Future: How Critical is Naval Power?
Radhakrishna Rao makes a case for the modernization of the Indian navy

Fishing in Troubled Waters: Indian Fishermen and India-Sri Lanka Relations
N Manoharan discusses the issue of fishermen straying across the international maritime boundary line

SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/DISCUSSIONS
News
S.Korea, U.S. Begin Naval Exercise
Chosun Ilbo, 14 May 2013
South Korea and the United States have begun two days of joint naval exercises off the east coast, despite strong objections from North Korea. Officials said the exercise began when the USS Nimitz strike group left the southern port of Busan early Monday....

A K Antony to commission MiG-29 K fighter planes into Navy
Indian Express, 6 May 2013
The squadron, named INAS 303 Black Panthers, will be commissioned on May 11 by the Defence Minister at INS Hansa Naval base in the state, Indian Navy PRO said. The aircrafts were inducted in the  force on February 19, 2010.The MIG-29K (K stands...

Sri Lanka Navy arrests five people trying to enter country illegally
Colombo Page, 3 May 2013
May 01, Thalaimannar: Sri Lanka Navy Monday (April 29) arrested five people attempting to enter the country illegally from the sea off the northwestern coast.Naval troops attached to SLNS Thammanna of  the North Central Naval Command arrested...

Sri Lanka Navy busts Indo-Lanka drug smuggling racket
Colombo Page, 27 April 2013
Apr 26, Jaffna: Sri Lanka Navy said today that it busted a drug smuggling racket across the border between India and Sri Lanka bringing a cannabis consignment into Sri Lanka and arrested four Indians and two Sri Lankans .Sri Lanka Naval Ship 'Udara',...

China concerned over India’s naval prowess, says expert
Hindu, 23 April 2013
China, concerned over India’s policy on Indian Ocean, wants to establish posts in countries like Sri Lanka and Seychelles, said Dr. Lora Saalman, an American expert on arms control.Dr. Saalman is an associate at the Nuclear Policy Program of the...

Issue Briefs, Special Reports, Research Papers
Meeting Maritime Challenges: Indian Navy Looks Skywards
Radhakrishna Rao
Issue Brief 141
Arihant: Strengthening India’s Naval Capability
Rajaram Panda
Issue Brief 115
Maritime Security: Japan Self Defence Force in Somalia Coast
Issue Brief 95
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