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IMPLEMENTING SDG 14: TAKEAWAYS FROM THE OCEAN CONFERENCE

  The high-level United Nations (UN) conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (SDG 14) was held at UN Headquarters, New York from 5 to 9 June 2017. The event was specially convened to build international…
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INDIA-JAPAN ASIA AFRICA GROWTH CORRIDOR: AN ASSESSMENT

The Asia Africa Growth Corridor is an initiative of India and Japan, the stated objective of which is improving economic connectivity between Asia and Africa through industrial networks and capacity building measures. The origin of the idea…
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THE 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…
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INDIA-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…
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THE 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…
VIETNAM’S DILEMMA IN CONTEXT OF SOUTH CHINA SEA: UNITED STATES VERSUS CHINAImage Credits: Council on Foreign Relations

PROPOSED 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…
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CHINA’S AIRCRAFT CARRIER: ‘DREADNOUGHT’ OR ‘DOCTRINAL DILEMMA’?

  Within five years after the China commissioned its first Soviet-origin aircraft carrier Liaoning in September 2012, it launched its first-ever domestic carrier – the Type 001A – on 26 April 2017. The new carrier is likely to be commissioned…
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THE INDIAN NAVY AND INDIA’S OVERSEAS CITIZENS: OPERATIONS SUKOON AND RAHAT

   The primary role of any government is to safeguard its people at home and abroad. India has a significant number of its citizens living in different parts of the world. The security of these overseas citizens is a moral obligation of India.…
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CORAL SEA TO THE CHINA SEAS: THE CARRIER AS A CONSTANT

The Battle of the Coral Sea was the first aircraft carrier battle ever fought, comprising a series of naval engagements off the Australian coast during the Second World War.[1] It was fought between May 04 and May 08, 1942, 75 years to date.…
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RIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE FOR FISHING VESSELS: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

There have been a few recent arrests of Sri Lankan vessels by the Indian Coast Guard while returning after fishing in international waters. Twenty nine fishermen with the vessels were also arrested on 27 April 2017 by Pakistan Maritime Security…
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SHEIKH HASINA’S VISIT TO INDIA: CONSOLIDATING MARITIME COOPERATION

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina was on a State visit to India from 7-10 April 2017. India and Bangladesh not only share a land border, but also a common maritime boundary with both being littoral countries of Bay of Bengal and…

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