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India’s Maritime Incidents: Policy Insights

FOCs registered ships need to be carefully monitored in terms of the substances they carry for coastal and maritime environment safety.

The Maritime Silk Road: China's Strategic Blueprint for Global Maritime Influence

While China promotes the Maritime Silk Road as a path to shared prosperity, infrastructure connectivity, and win-win cooperation, the reality is more complex.

Sovereignty in the Shadows: How Development Corridors Are Redrawing Global Security Maps

The future will not be defined merely by who claims sovereignty, but by who controls the infrastructure that defines it. And that makes sovereignty not a fortress, but a flow — one that must be guarded not just by walls, but by wisdom

Does the Pursuit of Power Require a Narrative? Status quo & Revisions

To justify power and its pursuit, perhaps it is fundamentally shaped through narratives, not just for great powers but for smaller nations as well.

Rise of China: Geopolitical Strategies

China's comprehensive ways of achieving its desired ends involve a combination of military, economic, and legal strategies and tactics.

Rift between New Zealand and Cook Islands over China Agreement

As China increases its influence through economic weight, the Cook Islands could find itself in a position of obligations that perfectly align with China’s interests and not its allies, which completely changes the status quo in the region.

How Does Trumpeconomics 2.0 Challenge Global Shared Responsibility

By focusing on immediate domestic concerns—like tariff revenue, fossil-fuel jobs, and symbolic displays of sovereignty—the proposed agenda distorts principles of fair burden-sharing and shared responsibility into a zero-sum game.

3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) and Absence of United States

14 June 2025, NIICE Commentary 11262 Dr Chander Shekhar The Third United Nations Ocean Conference, or UNOC3, has been organized in the Southern city of France, Nice, which, historically, is famous for its culture, tourist spots, and coastline attraction under the theme of “Accelerating action and mobilizing all act ...

Nepal on FATF Grey List: A Call to Action for Transparency and Reform

Nepal’s place on the FATF grey list represents a serious reputational and economic challenge. But it also provides a clear roadmap for institutional reform, financial modernization, and global re-engagement.

Operation Sindoor as a Driver for Military Modernization

Operation Sindoor provides a trigger that conveys to Indian decision-makers that the use of force is no longer a theoretical possibility, but an option India will likely exercise.