India, May 26 -- From disaster relief and coastal defence to tourism, the future of India's maritime aspirations will depend upon innovative technologies. in this scenario amphibian aircraft emerge as a crucial yet underexplored option - one that could reshape India's preparedness, connectivity, disaster response and maritime dominance

The description of India as a vast Himalayan sub-continent overshadows India's claim as being the world's second-largest peninsula, with the Tropic of Cancer bisecting the country into two equal halves. Peninsular India, surrounded by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian Ocean to the south, and the Bay of Bengal to the east, has a formidable maritime boundary running unbroken for 7,500 kms. The geostrat...