Since Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-Independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) acceded to the presidency in Taiwan in 2016, the country has been under severe diplomatic pressure from China that claims the island as a ‘renegade province’. Beijing’s “chequebook diplomacy” has seen Taiwan continually lose diplomatic allies across wide geographies — Panama in 2017 and São […]
This is the third tranche (Part 3) of an ongoing advocacy of the need for India to secure its future energy-security by effecting a transition away from fossil fuels. The various parts, taken in aggregate, seek to provide Indian policy-makers with a compelling set of arguments, to not only support ocean-based renewable energy as an […]
By Preethi Amaresh, Notion Press, 2020, 256 pp., INR 350/- eISBN: 978-1-64760-825-5 “Nihonomics: The Economic Foreign Policy of Japan (From the 16th century to the Present Day)”, is a book written by Preethi Amaresh, wherein she analyses Japan’s economic dynamics vis-à-vis the island-state’s foreign policy, from the 16th century (which was the Edo period in […]
Key questions >>> Why does the ocean matter? How is the ocean important for sustainable development? What does the sustainable blue economy offer us? What are the ocean knowledge gaps? How do we need to develop a multidisciplinary ocean science? Background The ocean covers around three-quarters of the earth’s surface and contains more than 90% […]
Israel’s healthcare system is currently gearing up to cope with the recent Corona virus outbreak, and the main entry point to the country, Ben-Gurion International Airport, is mostly deserted – a clear illustration of the severe impairment suffered by global air transportation due to the Corona virus epidemic. In contrast, in Israel’s sea ports, which […]
Introduction The year 2020 is an epoch in modern history that stands not only for the fatal impact of the pandemic, but also for the disruption of societies and economies. The Gulf countries have been severely hit by the dual shocks of plunge in oil prices and shrunken demands. The Brent crude spot price fell […]
The growing appetite for energy and mineral resources by emerging economies has led to increasing quantities of goods being transported across the globe through International Shipping Lanes (ISLs). In order to cater for the growing requirements, logistic-waypoints and supply-chains, at the regional level as well as at the global one, have evolved, with seaborne being […]
“Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.” ― Samuel Johnson The quintessential truth underpinning this famous statement by the renowned eighteenth-century British poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer, Dr Samuel Johnson, transcends time with enviable ease. It is particularly fitting […]
Key Points>>> Outbreaks of infectious diseases are on the rise and are likely to become more common as human populations destroy habitats, forcing wildlife into closer proximity to humans. The field of planetary health is gaining attention, as the connections between human well-being and the health of overall ecosystems become evident. In the current world […]