For I dipp’d into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the vision of the world, and all the wonders that would be; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails…
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Intricacies of the Maritime Domain
Abstract From an historical perspective, activities at sea can be characterised by coastal trade, transoceanic passages, piracy, subjugation, profiteering and colonisation, a subsidiary objective being the gaining of ascendency on land. The maritime field has…
Appraisal of the Military Strategies of Major Powers in the Indian Ocean
Though one amongst the three large bodies of water that link countries and continents together, the Indian Ocean stands apart by virtue of its unique topography and its monsoonal wind patterns. Despite being enclosed on…
Suez and Panama Canals – Feats of Human Ingenuity
During the heydays of the British Empire, when it was entrenching itself ever so firmly in the heart of the Indian Ocean, it could not have failed to appreciate the strategic and economic advantages that…
Emerging Opportunities in the Indian Ocean Sea Trade Regime
Sea trade has been universally recognized as the principal driver of the global economy. It was however in the Indian Ocean that coastal trade as well as transoceanic passages are believed to have originated. This…
CPEC – Maritime Opportunities for Pakistan
CPEC has been variously referred to as an earth-shattering development and as a game changer. It is that of course, though it may be worth noting that far more important than conceiving and executing…
Tapping Pakistan’s Maritime Potential(Abridged Version)
It is not uncommon for analysts to bemoan our alleged sea blindness, a term reportedly coined and popularized by Professor Eric Grove. The hype surrounding Gwadar has ensured that one maritime entity at least has…
Tapping Pakistan’s Maritime Potential
It is heartening to see the vital subject of the maritime economy gain some recognition in our national planning discourse as my presence here shows. After all, it was barely an year ago that a…
Primed for Disaster – Gadani’s Ship-Breaking Industry
On completion of their operational lives, all ships need to be disposed off, and the most beneficial way of doing so, in theory at least, is to send them for recycling where it’s machinery, equipment…
The Indus Delta’s Perrenial Perils
The most significant feature of Pakistan’s coastline is not the hammerhead of Gwadar jutting out majestically into the sea but the Indus Delta region covering the entire south western swathe of the coast. This topographical…
