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BOOK REVIEW - Sustainable Shipping: A Cross Disciplinary View

By Harilaos N Psaraftis, Springer, 2019, 500 pages, EUR 96.29 e-ISBN: 978-3-030-04330-8 Traditionally, shipping has been considered as a ‘hard-to-abate’ sector owing to the nature of its operations and the complexity of appropriating greenhouse…

LEGACIES & LEARNINGS: A CASE STUDY OF OIL SPILLS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION

Oil spills cause severe distress to marine and coastal ecosystems and impair the livelihoods and health of people who are dependent on these ecosystems. These impacts have been studied and documented for decades, which has led to more effective…

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WIDENING THE APERTURE: “CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSES INCREASING CHALLENGES TO US NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH 2040”

A review of National Intelligence Council, “Climate Change and International Responses Increasing Challenges to US National Security Through 2040” National Intelligence Estimate, NIC-NIE-2021-10030-A (2021) The collective failure of States…

OVERVIEW OF CONTEMPORARY INDO-PACIFIC GOALS AND STRATEGIES OF POWERS OTHER THAN INDIA

It is true that India’s geopolitical goals and objectives are those of India alone and are not determined by any other country. However, the degree of ease or difficulty that New Delhi will face in the execution of the dynamic strategies that…

Image Credits- PRO Defence Gujarat Twitter handle- The Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad apprehended a Pakistani boat with 77 kg of heroine worth 400 crores, on 20 December 2021.

DRUG TRAFFICKING IN INDIA: MARITIME DIMENSIONS

Introduction Earlier this month, on 04 December 2021, at an event to commemorate the 64th foundation day of the Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the Honourable Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shrimati Nirmala Seetharaman,…

KUNMING COP15: MAPPING LINKAGES BETWEEN BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

The birth of the current climate change regime was a product of a series of events that unfolded with the end of the Cold War and the simultaneous rise of the era of globalisation. On the heels of an evolving understanding of the threat of…

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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR HOLISTIC MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION

The scientific consensus built over the past few decades unequivocally states that climate change is real, and it is occurring at an accelerating rate. It is being caused primarily by human activities, and we are already experiencing its impacts…

MARINE POLICING AND MARITIME SECURITY IN INDIA: EVOLVING DIMENSIONS

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MARINE POLICING AND MARITIME SECURITY IN INDIA: EVOLVING DIMENSIONS

Introduction While navies and coast guards dominate the discourse on maritime security, marine units of…

MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY IN INDIA: FISHERIES “MCS” A KEY ENABLER Captain Himadri Das

MARITIME SAFETY AND SECURITY IN INDIA: FISHERIES “MCS” A KEY ENABLER

Introduction India has close to 2,60,000 registered fishing vessels.[1] These include deep-sea fishing vessels (61), motorised mechanical vessels (62,130), motorised non-mechanical vessels (1,40,272) and non-motorised/traditional boats…

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MARITIME AIDS TO NAVIGATION IN INDIA: STRENGTHENING MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AND SECURITY

Introduction On 02 March 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while inaugurating the Maritime India Summit 2021, highlighted the government’s plan to develop tourism around lighthouses.[1] Later that month, during his monthly interaction…

MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS IN INDIA: SHIFTING PARADIGMS

Introduction Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) has been defined by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) as “the effective understanding of any activity associated with the maritime environment that could impact upon the security,…

INDIA IS PREPARED: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH COMMODORE RS VASAN IN (RETD)

The interview was first published on the website of Centre for Strategic Studies – Trincomalee (https://www.trincocss.org/english/india-prepared-exclusive-interview-commodore-r-s-vasan) and is republished here with due permission. China’s…

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