
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…
Source: Earth.OrgMV 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…
Source:IMOWorld 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…

THE CHINESE CONCEPTS OF “FACE” BY HSIEN CHIN HU: A CRITIQUE
It might, at first glance, appear odd that this critique of Ms Hsien Chin Hu’s article, The Chinese Concepts of “Face”[1] is being written at all. After all, the article was published in the journal, “American Anthropologist” in…
Google EarthTHE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MATARBARI PORT AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE REGION
Overview
Currently under construction as a deep-sea port in the Moheshkhali sub district of Cox Bazar district of Bangladesh, Matarbari port is located on the southeastern coast, situated south of Chattogram Port (formerly known as Chittagong…

ANALYSING THE LAYERS OF SUBMARINE COMMUNICATION CABLES: LEGAL AND POLICY MEASURES RELEVANT TO INDIA
Keywords: Critical Maritime Infrastructure, Telecommunication Bill 2022, Submarine Cables, Network Management Systems, Cable Landing Station
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) recent recommendations on the licensing…

AFRICA'S MARITIME SECURITY: FROM STRATEGY TO SOLUTIONS
Abstract
Africa’s Integrated…
Ships Could Bring Invasive Species to Antarctica, Study Warns - EcoWatchASSESSING INDIA’S ROLE IN THE CONSERVATION OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN ANTARCTICA
Abstract
After nearly four decades of acceding to the Antarctic Treaty,[1] the Parliament of India took a significant step on 06 August 2022, by passing the Indian Antarctic Act, 2022.[2] Last year, Dr Jitendra Singh, the…
