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GEO-POLITICS OF SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS AND INDIA’S STRATEGIC INTERESTS

As the geo-political region of the Asia-Pacific is witnessing competition among established players such as the USA and China, the South Pacific Islands have begun to receive more attention. This is especially so in the context of India’s…

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INDIA-BANGLADESH COASTAL SHIPPING: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

On 16 March 2016, Bangladesh Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan launched the coastal shipping service between Bangladesh and India at a ceremony at New Mooring Container Terminal of Chittagong Port. The Minister said coastal shipping was being…

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INDO-US JOINT NAVAL PATROL – PLAUSIBLE PROPOSAL OR RHETORIC

Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on 02 March 2016, Admiral Harry B Harris, Commander, United States Pacific Command, exhorted that the ‘Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD)’ between India, Japan, Australia and the United States…

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37TH SAARC COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING: BANGLADESH TAKES THE LEAD ON BLUE ECONOMY

The 37th Session of the SAARC Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting was held at Pokhra in Nepal on 17 March 2016. It carries great significance as this is the highest SAARC level meeting to take place before the 19th SAARC Summit is held in Pakistan…

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AMERICA’S EXPECTATION VERSUS INDIA’S EXPEDIENCY: INDIA AS A REGIONAL ‘NET SECURITY PROVIDER’

During the ‘Raisina Dialogue’ held in March 2016 at New Delhi, Admiral Harry Harris, the Commander of United States (US) Pacific Command (CINCPAC) referred to the first ever tri-lateral (Australia, Japan and India) 1 ministerial discussions…

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STRENGTHENING OCEAN GOVERNANCE: MARINE GENETIC RESOURCES (MGR) IN AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTION (ABNJ)

The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Seas provides the legal framework for governance of the oceans and the seas within which, all activities must be carried out. Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), are those areas of the oceans for…

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NATURAL GAS DISCOVERIES IN THE LEVANT BASIN: INDIA’S PROSPECTS

Recent Large Discoveries In January 2016, an Israeli gas exploration group, led by the Isramco Negev and Modiin Energy companies, discovered two large gas reservoirs off Israel’s Mediterranean shore, Daniel East and Daniel West fields.…

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SEA PIRACY DURING THE MUGHAL PERIOD (1556-1707): MAJOR PLAYERS, DISPOSITION AND MOTIVES

In today’s world, sea piracy stands as one of the major challenges to maritime security. Since trade is dependent on the international shipping lanes that connect global economic hubs, nations across the world have taken due cognizance of…

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INDIAN NAVY UPDATES INDIAN MARITIME DOCTRINE 2009

On 12th February 2016, the Indian Navy released the Indian Maritime Doctrine 2015. It is an online version of the Indian Maritime Doctrine 2009, updated as on 2015. It may be recalled that the first ever edition of Indian Maritime Doctrine was…

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CHINA UNDER SCANNER FOR IUU FISHING OPERATIONS

China has invited sharp reactions from African countries over excessive and indiscriminate exploitation of sea-based resources. In December 2014, officials from 24 African countries expressed concerns over the poor state of the African fisheries…

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SIX STEPS TO COMBATTING IUU FISHING

The 2014 Global Ocean Commission report From Decline to Recovery: A Rescue Package for the Global Ocean has likened the high seas to a ‘failed State’ where ‘lawlessness verging on anarchy’…

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PARIS CLIMATE DEAL: IMPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING

A historical climate deal was reached in Paris on 12 Dec 2015. The legally binding agreement which has been touted as differentiated, balanced, durable and ambitious aims to limit the increase…