This volume discusses the various socio-economic and political processes that evolved over centuries in the vast coastal fringes of India and out of the circuit

The focus of this volume is the rise and fall of the Indian maritime merchant in the early modern period: the heyday of Moghul Surat, the appearance of a group

The book charts in detail successive voyages by members of the Larkins family, who were leading owners of East India Company ships, showing what it was like to

The first book by a former Indian naval intelligence officer on Sino-India relations, India’s Maritime Strategy provides a unique insight into the Indian Navy

This book provides a synoptic view of the Indian Ocean and maritime security in its contested waters. The volume highlights the competition between major Asian