Image Credits: Council on Foreign RelationsTHE ROHINGYA ‘REFUGEES’: REGIONAL RESPONSES AND RAMIFICATIONS
Introduction
Rohingyas constitute an ethnic Muslim minority in Myanmar, and are considered ‘illegal immigrants’ from Bangladesh. They are deprived of citizenship rights, face religious persecution, and are economically and socially segregated…
INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY GOIINDIA-BANGLADESH MARITIME TRADE: PROTOCOL ON INLAND WATER TRANSIT AND TRADE (PIWTT)
Introduction
After the 1971 India-Pakistan War leading to the creation of Bangladesh, India and Bangladesh signed a Treaty of Peace and Friendship, in 1972. Since then, more than 50 bilateral institutional mechanisms were forged between the…
Voice of americaTHE CHANGING CONTOURS OF UNDERWATER MARITIME WARFARE IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
The recent developments in the South China Sea(SCS) have unnerved the neighbours that surround it, and stake holders around the world are concerned about the happenings. Whether it was the half-hearted effort to get a code of conduct…

PIRACY IN THE GULF OF ADEN: ISN’T IT TIME ALREADY FOR THE WARSHIPS TO HEAD HOME?
On 13 March pirates hijacked an oil tanker, named Aris 13, off the Somali coast, when the tanker was carrying fuel from Djibouti to Mogadishu. It is interesting, however, to note that this was the first successful hijacking of a commercial…
Image Credits: Council on Foreign RelationsPROPOSED CHINESE LAW ON MARITIME TRAFFIC SAFETY: INTERPRETATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
On February 14, 2017, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of China sought public comments on a new draft legislation, proposed to replace the existing Maritime Safety Law of 1983. Coming in the backdrop of the rather…
