“India needs a maritime governance authority”
Vice Admiral (Retired) Venkat Bharathan, presented his paper on ‘Maritime Governance Authority’ to a select group of naval officers, Mumbai police, Mumbai University and commercial shipping companies....
View ArticleBook review: Getting Somalia Wrong?
Somalia is a considered a failed state by many international bodies and governments. And it has been over 20 years since the fall of its former dictator Siad Barre in 1991. When Somalia is mentioned,...
View ArticlePiracy: A Somalian viewpoint
Of all annual worldwide pirate attacks, Somalis account for half, totalling 237 in 2011; up from 219 in 2010. Some 77 percent of India’s trade is carried by sea. The Indian Navy has deployed 25 ships...
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Piracy: A dangerous eco-system
Piracy has arrived as a subject of Indian policy-making. The urgency with which it needs to be implemented was highlighted earlier this month, when India’s National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon...
View ArticleAsian involvement in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden
Piracy in the Gulf of Aden, off the coast of Somalia, has become a destabilising force in the region. The seas, as Global Commons, allow for nations to exercise community rights of peaceful use of the...
View ArticleKanhoji Angre: India’s first naval commander
Not since the British Empire, built on maritime dominance, ended in the mid-20th century, have maritime affairs dictated world politics as they do today. Even in our digital age, when trade happens...
View ArticleThe Horn of Africa: International influence as the basis for never ending...
The Horn of Africa is one of the most restless African regions. The countries in the Horn, namely Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia, are suffering from internal conflicts among different...
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West Africa’s new oil province: Security challenges and risks
The west coast of Africa has traditionally been an oil hotspot in the global market, given the presence of Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which are ranked among the world’s largest...
View ArticleHistorical Perspectives on Piracy: The British Empire in the Persian Gulf
Readers of the M.E.R. (I) will not require any kind of introduction to the problem of piracy in the Indian Ocean Region. The Indian shipping community is well aware of the problem and its significance...
View ArticleIndia: Regional net security provider
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commented earlier this year, India now sees itself as a “net security provider” to the region. This reflects India’s aspirations to take a leading strategic role...
View ArticleA security architecture for the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean Region (IOR) holds primacy as an important economic corridor. Of late, ‘Indo-Pacific’ has gained currency as a broader term, and is often used interchangeably with the IOR to denote...
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