Prakash Panneerselvam

Dec 19, 2024 | asiatimes.com | Prakash Panneerselvam |Van Pham

This article was originally published by Pacific Forum. It is republished with permission. Vietnam’s maritime security is shaped by its geographic position, strategic interests, and the pressing need to safeguard its territorial waters. The South China Sea (known in Vietnam as the East Sea) serves as a crucial route for international trade. It is also marked by intricate territorial disputes, highlighting the importance of Vietnam’s naval and coast guard forces.

Oct 17, 2024 | thediplomat.com | Prakash Panneerselvam

The Quad Leaders summit announced the inaugural Quad-at-Sea Ship Observer Mission, scheduled to launch in 2025 in the Indo-Pacific. That marks a significant step toward enhancing regional security and countering growing China’s maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. Quad coast guard cooperation can potentially bring other countries on board, not only improving interoperability among maritime agencies but significantly transforming the region’s maritime security landscape.

Mar 4, 2024 | isdp.eu | Ganesh Sahathevan |Prakash Panneerselvam |Jagannath Panda |Kei Hakata

In the data-driven world we live in, submarine cables are the arteries that connect nation-states and their people in literally every human activity, including trade, commerce, entertainment, and social interactions. Any interference in that flow of data can disrupt lives and livelihoods and compromise the capacity of nation-states to trade, communicate, and defend their interests.

Sep 26, 2023 | bairdmaritime.com | Prakash Panneerselvam

A submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) suffered an electrical fire while underway in an incident that occurred last month, Australia’s ABC News reported on Tuesday, September 26. No details have been provided as to when the fire ignited on board the Collins-class diesel-electric submarine HMAS Farncomb, nor where the vessel was located at the time of the incident.

Sep 26, 2023 | bairdmaritime.com | Prakash Panneerselvam

The Government of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia’s Volga Federal District will soon begin operational sailings of a new fast hydrofoil ferry built by local company Zelenodolsk Shipyard to a design by naval architecture firm Sea-Tech. Mikhail Devyatayev honours the late Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev, a Soviet fighter pilot and former prisoner of war who was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union decoration for his actions during the Second World War.