
A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION’s KEY MARITIME SECURITY ENGAGEMENTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
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The European Union (EU) is striving to increase its footprint in the Indo-Pacific as a reliable ‘maritime security provider’. In February of 2022, cognisant of the different outlooks, visions and guidelines promulgated by Australia,…

BALLAST-WATER MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVES OFFERED BY BALLAST-FREE SHIPPING (PART 1)
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Ballast water, crucial for safe maritime operations, poses significant risks by transporting various marine species, leading to ecological disruptions and bio-invasions. The inadvertent transfer of these species has caused widespread…

BOOK REVIEW: “THE MARITIME FULCRUM OF THE INDO-PACIFIC: INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA RESPOND TO CHINA’S CREEPING EXPANSION IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA”
Scott Bentley. Newport, Rhode Island: Naval War College Press, 2023. 118 Pages, ISBN 978-1-935352-80 China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI), U.S. Naval War College.
The southern part of the South China Sea – from Indonesia’s Natuna Islands…

ASSESSING INDIA’S LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR SEABED MINING: PART II
This article constitutes the concluding segment of a two-part research paper written for policymakers within the Government of India, as also for the wider legal community in India and abroad. The first part[1] collated provisions of international…

COASTAL EROSION AND ADAPTATION MEASURES: AN ASSESSMENT
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Coastal erosion is now widely recognised as a significant global issue due to its adverse impacts on critical infrastructure, beach erosion, and the degradation of wetlands. These effects, in turn, have consequential implications…

EPITOME OF SOFT POWER: THE INDIAN NAVY’S BENIGN MISSIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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The Indian Navy’s missions, articulated in the ‘Indian Maritime Doctrine’, range from the ‘military’ — characterised by the threat or use of force at and from the sea — to ‘benign’, which is characterised by the…

A STUDY OF ENGAGEMENT AND INFLUENCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION’S LEGAL COMMITTEE
Keywords: International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Legal Committee, IMO’s Legal Committee, Standard-setting, Rulemaking, Rules and Standards, Rules-based order, International law.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)…

SINO-JAPANESE NUANCES OF “FACE” — AND LESSONS FOR INDIA
China and Japan are the warp and weft yarns of a geopolitical tapestry woven across millennia. The two countries share a significant, enduring, and long-running history — marked by both vibrant cultural exchange and devastating conflict. …

ASSESSING INDIA’S LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR SEABED MINING: PART I
The Government of India’s application to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on 18 January 2024, seeking approval for its plans-of-work for the exploration of polymetallic sulphides in the Carlsberg Ridge, and for cobalt-rich ferromanganese…

TOWARDS A HOLISTIC BLUE ECONOMY FRAMEWORK: ADOPTION OF HIGH-LEVEL PRINCIPLES FOR BLUE ECONOMY BY THE G20
Under India’s presidency, the G20 forum achieved an important milestone in the global discourse on Blue Economy. A striking example was the “Chennai High-Level Principles for a Sustainable and Resilient Blue/Ocean-based Economy”,[1] …

SUSTAINABLE SHIP RECYCLING IN INDIA – SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
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This article is the second and concluding part of a two-part series on sustainable ship recycling which is the outcome of a project on “Sustainable Ship Recycling in India” being undertaken by a National Maritime Foundation (NMF)…
Credit: Google EarthTHE MERCHANTMARINE IN THE CROSSHAIRS: LATEST TOOL OF STRATEGIC MESSAGING?
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The economic wellbeing of a country is contingent upon free, open, and secure seas consistent with the prevalent ‘rules-based order’, through which global trade and energy can flow unhindered. The spillover of the Israel-Hamas…
