Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd.) is the Director-General, National Maritime Foundation. He retired in 2013 after an illustrious four-decade-long career in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. Vice Admiral Chauhan is a prolific writer with over 85 published professional articles and papers, and a respected Adviser and Fellow of several important think-tanks.Commodore R. Seshadri Vasan, (Retd.) is the Regional Director, National Maritime Foundation, Tamil Nadu Chapter and Director, Chennai Centre for China Studies. He has rendered distinguished service in the Navy and the Coast Guard, spanning over 34 years. Commodore Vasan has a number of publications to his credit in a variety of journals, websites, edited books and the print-media. Rishi Athreya is a Public Sector and Political-Risk Consultant. He is a widely published author and editor and has written on various topics related to governance, security and diplomacy.

• ForewordIntroductionConference Concept NoteKeynote Address by V Adm Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd.)Theme Address: India’s Regional Alliances in the Indo-Pacific by Ambassador C.V. RanagnathanInaugural Address by Shri. B.S. Raghavan, IAS (Retd.)Maritime Diplomacy - Furthering India’s Maritime Aspirations in IOR by Rishi AthreyaChina’s Rise and Expanding Footprint in India’s Neighbourhood by Commodore Sushant DamCommercial & Military Applications of Maritime Silk Road by Lt Gen S. L. Narasimhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)Integrated Coastal Security Management- Post Mumbai Terror Attack by Gp. Capt. (Retd. ) A. V. ChandrasekaranKautilya’s Prescription and Relevance for India’s Neighbourhood Management by Maj Gen. G. Murali (Retd.)Sustainable Fisheries and Best Management Practices in the Bay of Bengal by Dr. Yugraj Singh YadavaMercantile Marine as a Force Multiplier for Prosperity and Security by Capt. S.S. BangaraBIMSTEC and Mausam: India’s Answers to Chinese Maritime Silk Route by Dr. Binoda Kumar MishraChina’s Forays into the Indian Ocean: A Case of Anti-Piracy Operations by Rahul Karan ReddyValedictory Address by IG S. Paramesh, PTM, TMAbout the Contributors

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd.) is the Director-General, National Maritime Foundation. He retired in 2013 after an illustrious four-decade-long career in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. Vice Admiral Chauhan is a prolific writer with over 85 published professional articles and papers, and a respected Adviser and Fellow of several important think-tanks.Commodore R. Seshadri Vasan, (Retd.) is the Regional Director, National Maritime Foundation, Tamil Nadu Chapter and Director, Chennai Centre for China Studies. He has rendered distinguished service in the Navy and the Coast Guard, spanning over 34 years. Commodore Vasan has a number of publications to his credit in a variety of journals, websites, edited books and the print-media. Rishi Athreya is a Public Sector and Political-Risk Consultant. He is a widely published author and editor and has written on various topics related to governance, security and diplomacy.

• ForewordIntroductionConference Concept NoteKeynote Address by V Adm Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd.)Theme Address: India’s Regional Alliances in the Indo-Pacific by Ambassador C.V. RanagnathanInaugural Address by Shri. B.S. Raghavan, IAS (Retd.)Maritime Diplomacy - Furthering India’s Maritime Aspirations in IOR by Rishi AthreyaChina’s Rise and Expanding Footprint in India’s Neighbourhood by Commodore Sushant DamCommercial & Military Applications of Maritime Silk Road by Lt Gen S. L. Narasimhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)Integrated Coastal Security Management- Post Mumbai Terror Attack by Gp. Capt. (Retd. ) A. V. ChandrasekaranKautilya’s Prescription and Relevance for India’s Neighbourhood Management by Maj Gen. G. Murali (Retd.)Sustainable Fisheries and Best Management Practices in the Bay of Bengal by Dr. Yugraj Singh YadavaMercantile Marine as a Force Multiplier for Prosperity and Security by Capt. S.S. BangaraBIMSTEC and Mausam: India’s Answers to Chinese Maritime Silk Route by Dr. Binoda Kumar MishraChina’s Forays into the Indian Ocean: A Case of Anti-Piracy Operations by Rahul Karan ReddyValedictory Address by IG S. Paramesh, PTM, TMAbout the Contributors

Vice Admiral Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd.) is the Director-General, National Maritime Foundation. He retired in 2013 after an illustrious four-decade-long career in the Executive Branch of the Indian Navy. Vice Admiral Chauhan is a prolific writer with over 85 published professional articles and papers, and a respected Adviser and Fellow of several important think-tanks.Commodore R. Seshadri Vasan, (Retd.) is the Regional Director, National Maritime Foundation, Tamil Nadu Chapter and Director, Chennai Centre for China Studies. He has rendered distinguished service in the Navy and the Coast Guard, spanning over 34 years. Commodore Vasan has a number of publications to his credit in a variety of journals, websites, edited books and the print-media. Rishi Athreya is a Public Sector and Political-Risk Consultant. He is a widely published author and editor and has written on various topics related to governance, security and diplomacy.

• ForewordIntroductionConference Concept NoteKeynote Address by V Adm Pradeep Chauhan, AVSM & Bar, VSM, IN (Retd.)Theme Address: India’s Regional Alliances in the Indo-Pacific by Ambassador C.V. RanagnathanInaugural Address by Shri. B.S. Raghavan, IAS (Retd.)Maritime Diplomacy - Furthering India’s Maritime Aspirations in IOR by Rishi AthreyaChina’s Rise and Expanding Footprint in India’s Neighbourhood by Commodore Sushant DamCommercial & Military Applications of Maritime Silk Road by Lt Gen S. L. Narasimhan PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)Integrated Coastal Security Management- Post Mumbai Terror Attack by Gp. Capt. (Retd. ) A. V. ChandrasekaranKautilya’s Prescription and Relevance for India’s Neighbourhood Management by Maj Gen. G. Murali (Retd.)Sustainable Fisheries and Best Management Practices in the Bay of Bengal by Dr. Yugraj Singh YadavaMercantile Marine as a Force Multiplier for Prosperity and Security by Capt. S.S. BangaraBIMSTEC and Mausam: India’s Answers to Chinese Maritime Silk Route by Dr. Binoda Kumar MishraChina’s Forays into the Indian Ocean: A Case of Anti-Piracy Operations by Rahul Karan ReddyValedictory Address by IG S. Paramesh, PTM, TMAbout the Contributors