Despite lower carbon emissions due to the economic slowdown imposed by COVID-19 restriction, 2020 had the joint highest global temperatures on record. Data released by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) indicated that higher temperatures resulted in extensive wildfires and lower levels of Arctic sea ice. This data highlights the need for sweeping […]
The National Maritime Foundation signs MoU with the Rashtriya Raksha University to promote the goals and objectives of national and internal maritime security through joint research projects, training and various academic & extension activities. Rashtriya Raksha University (hereinafter RRU), is a statutory University established by the Government of India under the Rashtriya Raksha University Act, […]
The successful conclusion of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) between China and the EU, two of the top three economic power centres in the world, may not be viewed positively by Washington. The agreement offers unprecedented access for European goods to the Chinese market, which may undermine US efforts to undermine perceived economic imbalances […]
China’s demand for additional guarantees before sanctioning a US$6 billion loan to Pakistan for an infrastructure project suggests that all may not be well between the “all-weather” allies. In other news, India and Vietnam adopted a “Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People” to guide the future development of India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Discussions between […]
The graduation of France from dialogue partner to full member of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), while Russia and Saudi Arabia struggle to attain dialogue partner status, is indicative of the IOR geopolitics. Iran’s withdrawal of its reservations against France becoming a member has been viewed in the backdrop of Iran seeking support from […]
The adoption of a UN General Assembly resolution exhorting states to designate seafarers and other marine personnel as ‘key workers’, and to implement relevant measures to allow stranded seafarers to be repatriated and others to join ships shows the significance of their contribution in maintaining global supply chains during the Covid pandemic.
The National Maritime Foundation and the World Sustainable Development Forum signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise their partnership. Both organisations have a joint vision to ultimately move beyond dialogue and take action towards addressing the problem of climate change. On the occasion, the Chairman of the NMF Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, IN (Retd) […]
The unanimous renewal of the Security Council’s resolution authorising States and regional organizations cooperating with Somalia to use all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of the East African country is a recognition of the ongoing threat that resurgent piracy and armed robbery at sea pose.
Part I of this article had addressed the vulnerability of coastal cities to climate-change-induced impacts such as extreme-weather events, and sea-level rise. This second part explores how the most-vulnerable groups within coastal communities are at high risk of being marginalised. As such, it tries to address the need to take into consideration the adaptation needs […]
INTRODUCTION It has been twelve years since the heinous attack on Mumbai on 26 November 2008. While ‘coastal border management’ was institutionalised in 2004 with the establishment of the Department of Border Management (DoBM) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the management of coastal (and maritime) security in India underwent a paradigm shift after […]
The damage caused to a Greek-operated tanker by a sea-mine at a Saudi Arabian terminal on the Red Sea brings back haunting memories of the Iran-Iraq ‘tanker war’, which saw the unrestricted use of mines as a highly cost effective weapon to paralyse shipping in the Persian Gulf
Abstract A country’s coastline is the epicentre of its business, commerce, transportation, and industry. It provides a majority of the global ecosystem goods and services that are central to the country’s socio-cultural and economic development. Hence, the threat posed to coastal cities by a rise in the sea level caused by climate change is both, […]