
CLIMATE RISKS TO INDIA’S HOLISTIC MARITIME SECURITY PART 2: INTENSIFYING EXTREME WEATHER
The phenomenon of climate change has several significant and serious socio-economic implications for all nations around the world, largely because most of our activities have historically evolved around a relatively stable climate over nearly…

ON OCEANS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
The ocean is and always has been essential to life on planet Earth. In fact, the ocean is where the very first life forms emerged on the planet. Even today, the world’s oceans support nearly all life on Earth either directly or indirectly. …
China unveils Dongfeng-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles. Image Credits- http://www.ecns.cn/A PRIMER ON CHINA’S ANTI-SHIP BALLISTIC- AND CRUISE MISSILES
For quite some time now, China has been arming itself — both with new hardware and new maritime operational concepts, typified by what the Americans (and increasingly, others, too) call ‘Anti-Access and Area Denial’ (A2/AD) — to challenge…

RETURNING TO THE INDIAN OCEAN: MARITIME OPPORTUNITIES ARISING FROM TAIWAN’S NEW TIES WITH SOMALILAND
Since Tsai Ing-wen of the pro-Independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) acceded to the presidency in Taiwan in 2016, the country has been under severe diplomatic pressure from China that claims the island as a ‘renegade province’.…

HYDROGEN FUEL ADOPTION: AN OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY APPROACH PART 3: OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY AS A VIABLE ALTERNATIVE
This is the third tranche (Part 3) of an ongoing advocacy of the need for India to secure its future energy-security by effecting a transition away from fossil fuels. The various parts, taken in aggregate, seek to provide Indian policy-makers…

BOOK REVIEW- NIHONOMICS: THE ECONOMIC FOREIGN POLICY OF JAPAN (FROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY )
By Preethi Amaresh,
Notion Press, 2020, 256 pp., INR 350/-
eISBN: 978-1-64760-825-5
“Nihonomics: The Economic Foreign Policy of Japan (From the 16th century to the Present Day)”, is a book written by Preethi Amaresh, wherein she analyses…
Image Credits-Gaby BarathieuTHE OCEAN: LIFE BELOW WATER AND WHY IT MATTERS
Key questions >>>
Why does the ocean matter? How is the ocean important for sustainable development?
What does the sustainable blue economy offer us?
What are the ocean knowledge gaps?
How do we need to develop a multidisciplinary…
Haifa Port, IsraelLESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK AND THE MARITIME TRADE TO AND FROM ISRAEL
Israel's healthcare system is currently gearing up to cope with the recent Corona virus outbreak, and the main entry point to the country, Ben-Gurion International Airport, is mostly deserted – a clear illustration of the severe impairment…

THE ROLE OF OIL IN THE SECURITY ARCHITECTURE OF THE PERSIAN GULF AND THE IMPACT OF THE CURRENT DUAL OIL-SHOCK ON REGIONAL STABILITY
Introduction
The year 2020 is an epoch in modern history that stands not only for the fatal impact of the pandemic, but also for the disruption of societies and economies. The Gulf countries have been severely hit by the dual shocks of plunge…

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE SEAFARER
The growing appetite for energy and mineral resources by emerging economies has led to increasing quantities of goods being transported across the globe through International Shipping Lanes (ISLs). In order to cater for the growing requirements,…

HONOURING THE SEAFARER
“Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.”
― Samuel Johnson
The quintessential truth underpinning this famous statement by the renowned eighteenth-century British poet, playwright,…

PLANETARY HEALTH: COVID-19’s WARNING TO THE WORLD
Key Points>>>
Outbreaks of infectious diseases are on the rise and are likely to become more common as human populations destroy habitats, forcing wildlife into closer proximity to humans.
The field of planetary health is gaining…
