AK Chawla (Vice Admiral), PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.)

Vice Admiral AK Chawla, PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.) is a former Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Navy’s Southern Command and a former Captain of the aircraft carrier, INS Viraat. Highly experienced in maritime operations, defence acquisition, military diplomacy, human resource management and training, he is an accomplished maritime thinker and author.

Contributions

Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific and the Way Ahead for Indo-Pacific Partnership for MDA (IPMDA)

June 27, 2023 AK Chawla (Vice Admiral), PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.)

Introduction Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) signifies a need for situational awareness at sea, which necessitates being cognisant of the position and intentions of all maritime actors in all dimensions - on, over and under the seas. ...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, IUU fishing, managing maritime environment, maritime security issues, Military presence, Autonomous vessels, Indo-Pacific complexities, MDA architecture, maritime traffic, future of IPMDA

VIF Briefs

Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) in the Indo-Pacific and the Way Ahead for Indo-Pacific Partnership for MDA (IPMDA)

July 28, 2023 AK Chawla (Vice Admiral), PVSM, AVSM, NM, VSM, PhD (Retd.)

… MDA signifies a need for situational awareness at sea, which necessitates being cognisant of the position and intentions of all maritime actors in all dimensions … IPMDA is aimed at curbing maritime free-run in the Indo-Pacific …...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, managing maritime environment, maritime security issues, Indo-Pacific complexities, MDA architecture, maritime traffic, future of IPMDA