The Suez Canal, owing to the peculiarity of its construction, has always been prone to accidents. During the past twenty years, however, its incident rate has hovered around 1 in 1100 crossings. The last upgrade…
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Towards a Free and Open Indo-Pacific – Challenges and Pitfalls
Taken at face value, the term ‘Asia-Pacific’ is supposed to refer to those Asian countries which are in proximity to the Western Pacific Ocean. Seeing the Soviet Union on the verge of breaking up and…
The Seedy Side of the Sea
The sea is best known for not only facilitating global trade but also effortlessly channelling its major chunk through a complex web of interfaces, better known as ports, scattered all over the continental coastline. The…
Maritime Security – Challenges and Response
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the concept of maritime security was closely tied to the traditional use of naval military power for the protection of one’s coast and maritime interests. For…
To and for My Grandson
When, in the twilight of your life, feeling haggard, hard done by, It seems that life has passed you by, just when there were new fields to conquer, new avenues to explore, new opportunities to…
Promoting Peace and Partnerships at Sea
The sea has historically and traditionally been a medium of contrasts. Its seemingly placid surface yields easily to an undulating intensity, and it doesn’t take long for gale force winds to develop into destructive storms….
The Ups and Downs of Nuclear Politics
‘War’ said Clausewitz, ‘is the continuation of politics by other means’. One would have thought that with the onset of the nuclear age, the politics of war should have taken a backseat, but it didn’t….
Inching towards a Blue Economy
Pakistan’s policy makers have often faced criticism for turning a blind eye to the bounties the sea has to offer. The emergence of the port of Gwadar has, to be sure, not only generated…
World Maritime Day 2018
The World Maritime Day has an added significance this year (2018) as it marks the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention which established the organisation. The IMO had conceived it to promote…
Diffusion of Islamic Thought Part 2
The religion of Islam, hatched and nurtured in the crucibles of Makkah and Medina, had, soon after the end of prophecy, expanded beyond belief from Afghanistan to the East, Central Asia to the North and…
