This research work is a product of the research collaboration between the Center for Maritime Policy and Strategy Research, University of Haifa (HMS), Israel, and the National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, with the aim of providing policy recommendations to the respective governments of India. Israel. With dwindling resources on land, the oceans became the next “stop” for humans to fulfill their needs. Today, the oceans and seas around us are teeming with activity. These activities range from trading, fishing, offshore gas, offshore wind farms, exploration activities for deep seabed mining, marine scientific research, marine solar farms, laying submarine cables, and many other activities, good and offensive. For all these activities to be possible, there is n…