Rebuilding the Maritime Republic: From Shoreline Inheritance to Strategic Horizon

By: Vannan, Mani

Rebuilding the Maritime Republic chronicles India's transformation from a coastline of inherited infrastructure to a strategically integrated maritime power in the twenty-first century.

Written from the vantage point of a senior maritime administrator, this volume traces the systematic renewal of ports, shipping systems, inland waterways and island territories across a 7,500-kilometre coastline. It documents how structural reinforcement, digital integration, public-private partnership, legal modernization and climate resilience were woven into a unified maritime doctrine.

The narrative moves beyond cranes and cargo statistics to include fishing communities, seafarers, port cities and island populations - revealing the human dimension behind maritime policy. It explores the emergence of transshipment ambition, the revival of riverine trade, the strengthening of shipbuilding capacity and the strategic repositioning of India within the Indo-Pacific maritime order.

More than a memoir, this work is a study in statecraft. It examines how infrastructure becomes strategy, how geography becomes leverage, and how coastal governance evolves into national doctrine.

At its core, the book argues that the sea is not India's boundary - it is its horizon.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQYBGBK9
• ISBN13: 9798250472166
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"