BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AND STRATEGIC STUDIES

SMALL NAVIES IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD : CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS

Author: M A Razzak

DOI Link: DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.56888/BIISSj2004v25n3a2

ABSTRACT

Among the navies of the world. small navies of the developing countries dominate the number. Naval development is a costly enterprise. Navies of the developing countries are small but problems are big. Maritime nations in the developing countries could not ignore the necessity of having a navy though other social needs have been high on national agenda. The problem is compounded because the maritime nations in the developing world happen to be resource-strapped and they cannot provide critical resources as required. Shortfall In the availability of resource ultimately slows down the pace of naval development to the extent one may desire. Besides resource, other national and international factors· also complicate navies' growth. To survive all these problems, navies need to address wide range of issues: identifying the need, planning acquisition, selecting the source of acquisition, integrating and interfacing human resource with the technology, managing critical resources and so forth. Eventually, these issues stand as challenge in their effort to naval development. To meet diverse challenges Involved in naval development, small navies of the developing countries need to focus on various facets of naval management.