CONTENTS: Preface, 1. Strategic Competition and Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean-Abraham Ename Minko, 2. Tourism Waste as a Security Challenge in the Indian Ocean Region-L B W D Nayom Oswald, 3. Chokepoint Geopolitics-Shivani Shroff, 4. Theoretical Analysis of the Indo-Pacific-Arpit Kaur & Urvashi Singh, 5. Strategic Maritime Triangulation-Shivam Jaiswal & Dr Jyoti Murmu, 6. Indian Ocean's Strategic Realignment within the Indo-Pacific Framework-Shubham Bishnoi, Ravi Dass, Nirmala Singh & M L Meena, 7. The Belt and Road Initiative-Dr Abhishek Kumar, 8. From Geo-economics to Security-Shivam Kumar, 9. Australia's Defence Strategy in the Indo-Pacific-Shruti Rathore, 10. Humanitarian Corridors or Strategic Frontiers? The Rakhine Corridor and the Great Power Game in the Bay of Bengal-Diya Mukherjee, 11. Andaman and Nicobar Islands: India's Strategic Fulcrum for Malacca Strait Control and Power Projection-Bill Christopher Arputharaj & Dr Mohammad Yusuf, 12. The Geopolitical Power of Trincomalee Harbour in India's Maritime Strategy and the Role of Strategic Highways of the Indian Ocean Region-Edwin George & Dr R Sudhakar, 13. Piracy and Maritime Terrorism: Maritime Security Challenges in the IOR-Shubham Singh Charak & Dr R Sudhakar, 14. Guarding the Blue Waters-Abhilash Roy, 15. Maritime Boundary Disputes and Conflict Resolution in the Indian Ocean Region-Sijan B S, Bill Christopher Arputharaj & Dr Mohammad Yusuf, 16. Undersea Dominance in the IOR: Threats, Technology and Competition-Kajaa Lakshmie K, 17. India's Blue Economy and SDG 14-Talha Latief Tantray & Suhail Qamar, 18. Sagar-A Roadmap to Building Waves of Trust at Sea-Soosan Sara Baby Chandnathil & Dr R Sudhakar, 19. Emerging Technologies and India's Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region-Lipun Kumar Sanbad, 20. Post-Debt Diplomacy in BRI Ports in the Indian Ocean Region-Arti Mahato, 21. Geopolitical Shift from the Indian Ocean to the Indo-Pacific-Subham Kumar Kanu, 22. The Western Indian Ocean Region and its Security Challenges-Preetham Krishna, 23. The Indian Ocean Pivot-Aman Bora, 24. India and Indian Ocean: Maritime Security, Trade Routes and Regional Influence-Dr Devidas Vijay Bhosale & Ajay Kumar, 25. Climate Change, Environmental Security and Maritime Risks-Satyendra Prasad, Sanjana , Punita Yadav & Priyanka Meena.