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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…

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MV 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…

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…

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THE 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…

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ASSESSING 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…

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THE INDO-PACIFIC MILITARY CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES: COLLABORATION IS THE KEY

Abstract The Indo-Pacific Region is presently beset with many maritime security problems, both, traditional as well as non-traditional. While traditional problems can only be solved by the States directly concerned; the broad spectrum of…

TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY: INCORPORATING GREEN NORMS IN SHIPS’ UNDERWATER HULL PROTECTION PRACTICES IN INDIA

Abstract The synthesis report of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (sixth assessment report) has unambiguously stated that the earth’s climate is changing at an alarming rate, with global surface temperature reaching 1.1…