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ASSESSING INDIA’S LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR SEABED MINING: PART II

This article constitutes the concluding segment of a two-part research paper written for policymakers within the Government of India, as also for the wider legal community in India and abroad. The first part[1] collated provisions of international…

COASTAL EROSION AND ADAPTATION MEASURES: AN ASSESSMENT

Abstract Coastal erosion is now widely recognised as a significant global issue due to its adverse impacts on critical infrastructure, beach erosion, and the degradation of wetlands. These effects, in turn, have consequential implications…

A STUDY OF ENGAGEMENT AND INFLUENCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANISATION’S LEGAL COMMITTEE

Keywords: International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Legal Committee, IMO’s Legal Committee, Standard-setting, Rulemaking, Rules and Standards, Rules-based order, International law. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO)…

SINO-JAPANESE NUANCES OF “FACE” — AND LESSONS FOR INDIA

China and Japan are the warp and weft yarns of a geopolitical tapestry woven across millennia. The two countries share a significant, enduring, and long-running history — marked by both vibrant cultural exchange and devastating conflict. …

ASSESSING INDIA’S LEGAL PREPAREDNESS FOR SEABED MINING: PART I

The Government of India’s application to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on 18 January 2024, seeking approval for its plans-of-work for the exploration of polymetallic sulphides in the Carlsberg Ridge, and for cobalt-rich ferromanganese…

TOWARDS A HOLISTIC BLUE ECONOMY FRAMEWORK: ADOPTION OF HIGH-LEVEL PRINCIPLES FOR BLUE ECONOMY BY THE G20

Under India’s presidency, the G20 forum achieved an important milestone in the global discourse on Blue Economy. A striking example was the “Chennai High-Level Principles for a Sustainable and Resilient Blue/Ocean-based Economy”,[1] …

SUSTAINABLE SHIP RECYCLING IN INDIA – SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

Abstract This article is the second and concluding part of a two-part series on sustainable ship recycling which is the outcome of a project on “Sustainable Ship Recycling in India” being undertaken by a National Maritime Foundation (NMF)…

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THE MERCHANTMARINE IN THE CROSSHAIRS: LATEST TOOL OF STRATEGIC MESSAGING?

Abstract The economic wellbeing of a country is contingent upon free, open, and secure seas consistent with the prevalent ‘rules-based order’, through which global trade and energy can flow unhindered. The spillover of the Israel-Hamas…

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…

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…