US Naval Base in India – A Faustian Bargain? on July 27, 2023On 10 July U.S. Navy signed a Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a private defence giant in India, for maintenance & repairs of its warships at L&T’s shipyard at Kattupalli, Chennai. Even before signing, two U.S. Navy warships had completed repairs at Kattupalli as test run, and work on third […]
Whither Noah’s Ark? on June 22, 2023A recent migrant boat disaster off Greece involving hundreds of lives onboard begs to awaken the human conscience if ever there was one. If we can’t build a Noah’s Ark to save illegal migrants at sea, let us atleast build a Guantanamo-like detention centre in every maritime nation to rescue, restrain and hold such “heinous […]