Adarsh Vijay is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Madras Christian College, Chennai. He completed his graduation and post-graduation in Political Science from the Madras Christian College. His areas of research include Maritime Security, Maritime Strategy, Blue Economy and Maritime Diplomacy. Mr. Vijay was a Research Intern at the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP) at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru. His research articles have been published by various think tanks both in India and abroad. He is also a co-author of the textbooks on Political Science for classes XI and XII, recently published by the State Council of Education, Research and Training (SCERT), Government of Tamil Nadu. His recent publications include “Invoking the domain competence principle in India’s maritime governance: A case for an Indian Maritime Service” in the Maritime Affairs: Journal of the Nat
EDUCATION
B.A. Political Science
M.A. Political Science
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Maritime Security, Nuclear Deterrence, Outer Space Security and Civil-Military Relations
Invoking the domain competence principle in India’s maritime governance: A case for an Indian Maritime Service Adarsh Vijay, R. Vidya, S. Kiran Raghul Raj Maritime Affairs, 2021 India’s growing role as a maritime powerhouse beckons unprecedented opportunities and challenges. The present mode of maritime governance characterised by the outdated role of generalists, particularly the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), is nothing more than an unfaded representation of a colonial stopgap arrangement with no scientific substance per se. Irrespective of an ideation that took place in 2014, the Indian Maritime Service (IMS) as a technocratic cadre for maritime administration never came to fruition. The commentary builds a rationale for IMS as a non-uniformed branch of specialists in view of the highly technical frontiers of civilian maritime domain, which is left in the hands of generalists. It concludes with the requirement of recalibrating the civil services with sub-specialist credentials to enhance the Indian maritime trajectories.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
The Right to Starlight as a Third-Generation Human Right R Vidya, A Vijay, KRR S Astropolitics 23 (3), 368-389 , 2025 2025
Tambaram’s IAF Road as a liminal military landscape R Vidya, A Vijay, SKR Raj Critical Military Studies, 1-11 , 2025 2025
Dravidian Cosmopolitanism and the Making of a Global Tamil Nadu R Vidya, A Vijay, SKR Raj https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/dravidian-cosmopolitanism-and-the-making-of … , 2024 2024
Quality Education: Mapping the Global Trajectories R Vidya, A Vijay 2024
Competitive, Cooperative and Convergent Maritime Security and India’s National Security HJ Freddy, A Vijay Varying Dimensions of India’s National Security: Emerging Perspectives, 91-106 , 2022 2022
Invoking the domain competence principle in India’s maritime governance: A case for an Indian Maritime Service A Vijay, R Vidya, S Kiran Raghul Raj Maritime Affairs: Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India 17 (2 … , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
Indian Maritime Paradiplomacy: Connecting Sub-national Nautical Dots A Vijay National Maritime Foundation 19 , 2019 2019 Citations: 3
Sino-Indian Space Deterrence in South Asia: An Asymmetrical Paradox A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2018 2018
India and Myanmar: Prospects of Maritime Reciprocity A Vijay National Maritime Foundation , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
Political Science - Higher Secondary First Year P Muthukumar, NK Kumaresan Raja, R Vidya, M Rajivkumar, ... 2018
Lakshadweep Islands: From Fragility to Stability A Vijay National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India , 2018 2018 Citations: 4
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: The Maritime Potential of a Continental Construct A Vijay National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India , 2018 2018
Is the Middle-East Ready to Welcome Trump? A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Iran’s Overseas Ambitions: Signs of a Naval Conundrum A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Why has Russia’s North Caucasus Calmed Down? A Vijay International Policy Digest, Virginia, US , 2017 2017
Blue Economy: A Catalyst for India’s Neighbourhood First Policy A Vijay National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India , 2017 2017 Citations: 4
China’s Counter-terrorism in Xinjiang: Inward-Looking Template A Vijay Mantraya, Goa , 2017 2017
Diamer Bhasha Dam: Islamabad’s Gambit with Beijing for Water Security A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Naval Convergence between Pakistan and Sri Lanka: Implications for India A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Blue Economy: Maritime Strategy for India's Growth (NIAS Wednesday Discussion Report) A Vijay NIAS, 15 June 2016 , 2016 2016
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Lakshadweep Islands: From Fragility to Stability A Vijay National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India , 2018 2018 Citations: 4
Blue Economy: A Catalyst for India’s Neighbourhood First Policy A Vijay National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India , 2017 2017 Citations: 4
Indian Maritime Paradiplomacy: Connecting Sub-national Nautical Dots A Vijay National Maritime Foundation 19 , 2019 2019 Citations: 3
India and Myanmar: Prospects of Maritime Reciprocity A Vijay National Maritime Foundation , 2018 2018 Citations: 2
Invoking the domain competence principle in India’s maritime governance: A case for an Indian Maritime Service A Vijay, R Vidya, S Kiran Raghul Raj Maritime Affairs: Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India 17 (2 … , 2021 2021 Citations: 1
The Right to Starlight as a Third-Generation Human Right R Vidya, A Vijay, KRR S Astropolitics 23 (3), 368-389 , 2025 2025
Tambaram’s IAF Road as a liminal military landscape R Vidya, A Vijay, SKR Raj Critical Military Studies, 1-11 , 2025 2025
Dravidian Cosmopolitanism and the Making of a Global Tamil Nadu R Vidya, A Vijay, SKR Raj https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/dravidian-cosmopolitanism-and-the-making-of … , 2024 2024
Quality Education: Mapping the Global Trajectories R Vidya, A Vijay 2024
Competitive, Cooperative and Convergent Maritime Security and India’s National Security HJ Freddy, A Vijay Varying Dimensions of India’s National Security: Emerging Perspectives, 91-106 , 2022 2022
Sino-Indian Space Deterrence in South Asia: An Asymmetrical Paradox A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2018 2018
Political Science - Higher Secondary First Year P Muthukumar, NK Kumaresan Raja, R Vidya, M Rajivkumar, ... 2018
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: The Maritime Potential of a Continental Construct A Vijay National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India , 2018 2018
Is the Middle-East Ready to Welcome Trump? A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Iran’s Overseas Ambitions: Signs of a Naval Conundrum A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Why has Russia’s North Caucasus Calmed Down? A Vijay International Policy Digest, Virginia, US , 2017 2017
China’s Counter-terrorism in Xinjiang: Inward-Looking Template A Vijay Mantraya, Goa , 2017 2017
Diamer Bhasha Dam: Islamabad’s Gambit with Beijing for Water Security A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Naval Convergence between Pakistan and Sri Lanka: Implications for India A Vijay Center for International Relations, Washington DC , 2017 2017
Blue Economy: Maritime Strategy for India's Growth (NIAS Wednesday Discussion Report) A Vijay NIAS, 15 June 2016 , 2016 2016
