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SUSTAINABLE SHIP RECYCLING IN INDIA- LEGAL, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract: The Gulf of Khambhat, historically known as the Gulf of Cambay, is a bay in the Arabian Sea in the state of Gujarat on the west coast of India. Alang-Sosiya, where the majority of India’s ship breaking and ship recycling industry…

BOOK REVIEW - AUSTRALIA'S PIVOT TO INDIA

Andrew Charlton. Australia: Black Inc, 2023. 256 pages, Rs. 800 (online), ISBN‎ 978-1760644772 Australia and India have long shared a unique bond, encompassing everything from cricket to a thriving Indian diaspora. The recently released…

THE RED SEA CONUNDRUM

There has been substantial commentary on the Suez Canal and the Red Sea since 19 November 2023, the day the Houthi rebels seized[1] the MV Galaxy Leader, a British-owned, Japanese-operated ship in the southern Red Sea, which was carrying Israeli…

An Indian Naval Ship Deploys her Boats to Investigate Suspicious Craft at Sea- Photo Courtesy: Indian Navy

GLOBAL SHIPPING CRISIS – ESCALATING HOUTHI ATTACKS AT VITAL CHOKEPOINTS

The global shipping industry is in crisis due to a surge in attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, which have increased both in frequency and intensity in recent weeks. These attacks have raised concerns about the safety…

STRATEGISING INDIA'S LONG-TERM SECURITY

Note:- This article was first published as an opinion piece by “The Sunday Guardian” on 12 December 2023. (https://sundayguardianlive.com/investigation/strategising-indias-long-term-security). It is reproduced with due permission of the…

CONSIDERATIONS OF LAWFARE (PART 3) CASE STUDIES AND STATE RESPONSES

Keywords: Law, Lawfare, Responses to lawfare, Litigators, Litigation, Strategic litigation, China, People’s Republic of China, Ukraine, Russia-Ukraine conflict. The preceding two articles in this specific series-of-three explored some of…

LAWFARE: TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES

Keywords: Lawfare, Law, War, Tactics, Legal tactics, Techniques of Lawfare. The preceding article of this trilogy explored the definitions and concepts associated with lawfare. This follow-on piece explores the tactics and techniques…

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MV WAKASHIO OIL SPILL AND ITS AFTERMATH

Back in 2020, two migratory birds flying over the Pointe d’Esny, south of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean, were conversing: Bird one: Hey, can you see the oil, all over the ocean? There’s a ship too. Bird two: Yes, Buddy. The MV…

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World Maritime Day 2023: Commemorating 50 Years of MARPOL

Today, on 28 September 2023, the 45th World Maritime Day is being celebrated around the world.[1] First celebrated on 17 March 1978 to mark the 20th anniversary of the International Maritime Convention’s entry into force, this day is celebrated…

LAWFARE: DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS

Keywords: Law, Lawfare, International law, International relations, International affairs, War, Warfare, Attrition. Introduction Lawfare is an umbrella term for a wide variety of practices and techniques that are increasingly deployed…

THE INDIAN NAVY IN THE CHANGING GEOPOLITICS OF THE INDO-PACIFIC

(A Hindi version of this article has been published in the September 2023 issue of “Defence Monitor”, a leading Hindi language defence magazine published in India. This English version is published with permission of the Editor, Defence…

INDIA’S OUTLOOK TOWARDS SOUTH-EAST ASIA AND BEYOND: ‘CHANGING TACK’ IN CONTEMPORARY ENVIRONMENT??

Abstract In recent years, growing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea has been a source of increasing discomfiture, particularly, for those south-east Asian countries — as also Taiwan — which have a long-standing dispute over…