The United Kingdom, France and Germany are the latest to join the rising tide against Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea. Coming shortly after Germany released its Indo-Pacific strategy, a note verbale by the three European powers reaffirms their recognition of UNCLOS as the globally acceptable legal framework to address the long-standing dispute. This […]
Key messages >>> If we are able to make right choices to arrest the increase in greenhouse gas emissions now, the impact of sea level rise can be reduced to an extent and so can the number of climate refugees. Overall, climate refugees is a problem that still remains unaddressed in the international law, which […]
With the Viraat’s sad and silent movement from her berth within the Naval Dockyard (Mumbai) to the shipbreaking yard at Alang, an era has drawn to an end… the inevitable endpoint of an apathetic populace and an uncaring succession of governments, both at the Centre and the state-level. A dreadful sadness chills one’s spirit at […]
This is the fifth and final segment of the NMF’s five-part advocacy[1] of the adoption of hydrogen derived from Ocean Renewable Energy Resources (ORER) and the adoption of this hydrogen-fuel, instead of fossil-fuels, for India’s maritime-transport and port sectors. It builds upon the strength of the preceding part (Part 4), which had demonstrated that far […]
News of the establishment of a Regional Security Training Centre by the US in Cyprus follows closely on the heels of rising speculation on the closure of the US’ air force base in Incirlik, Turkey. This announcement amidst an intense standoff between the Greek and Turkish navies in the Eastern Mediterranean, not only questions NATO’s […]
This is the fourth and penultimate tranche of the NMF’s ongoing effort to provide Indian policy-makers with a compelling set of arguments to not only support ocean renewable energy resources (ORER) as an economically viable and ecologically sustainable option to supplement solar and onshore wind energy, but to specifically adopt hydrogen-fuel derived from the oceans […]
The ocean environment off the East coast of Sri Lanka was threatened when a fire aboard an oil tanker carrying crude oil bound for the Indian port of Paradip caught fire. The fire was extinguished and oil spill addressed through the joint efforts of the Sri Lanka Navy and the Indian Coast Guard, which is an example […]
The Indian Navy’s deployment of a single warship to the South China Sea during the ongoing stand-off with China on Line of Actual Control (LAC) could be assumed as a signal of intent pointing to more frequent deployments with more ships.
In the past week, three B-2 Stealth Bombers were deployed to Diego Garcia to support the Pacific Air Forces Bomber Task Force Missions. The last such deployment in the INDOPACOM was in January 2019 and the bombers were based in Hawaii. The present deployment in the time of the ongoing India-China stand-off raises many questions. […]
Abstract Small Island Developing States are particularly vulnerable to the peril of climate change. Sea level rise, an increase in sea surface temperature, high incidences of drought and flood are some of the challenges faced by island states. The Republic of Maldives is one such island state which has been publicly advocating for the reduction […]
Using a maritime metaphor evoking the EU “in rougher seas”, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, defends the vision of a European Union affirming its identity and values in a climate of heightened strategic competition between the United States and China. This maritime dimension is worth exploring. […]
The impacts of climate change are now affecting the way of life for billions of people in almost every part of the planet. Future projections, derived from the latest climate models, suggest that the global average temperature could rise by as much as 5.6 °C above pre-industrial levels if the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in […]