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INTERNATIONAL STRAITS OF RELEVANCE TO INDIA

Abstract International straits, by way of geography—resulting in their reference as ‘choke points’—and function, are a crucial component of the maritime domain. This is particularly true of the Indian Ocean Region within which India…

INDIA AND INDONESIA- STRENGTHENING MARITIME RELATIONS

India and Indonesia are maritime neighbours with a symbiotic relationship which can be utilised towards developing maritime cooperation in the region. The distance between India's Andaman Islands and Indonesia's Aceh is not more than 80 nautical…

CHINA'S APPROACH TO FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION: NO SAIL ZONES

Introduction Torturous negotiations, involving much bargaining and several compromises, characterised the multiple sessions of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea. Although the Conference eventually succeeded in formulating…

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INDIA AND MAURITIUS: COOPERATING TO ENSURE COLLECTIVE MARITIME SECURITY

On 16 August 2017, the Indian built Water Jet Fast Patrol Vessel ‘CGS Valiant’ was commissioned by the Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth at Port Louis Mauritius. This was the third ship supplied by an Indian Defence…

VIETNAM’S DILEMMA IN CONTEXT OF SOUTH CHINA SEA: UNITED STATES VERSUS CHINA

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PROPOSED CHINESE LAW ON MARITIME TRAFFIC SAFETY: INTERPRETATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS

On February 14, 2017, the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of China sought public comments on a new draft legislation, proposed to replace the existing Maritime Safety Law of 1983. Coming in the backdrop of the rather…

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BLUE ECONOMY AND SECURED GOVERNANCE

Blue Economy Assets in India India's Blue Economy consists of a number of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, canals, dams, brackish water bodies and an extensive ocean as a resource base. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the nine coastal…

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CHINA AND FREEDOM OF NAVIGATION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA: THE CONTEXT OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL’S VERDICT

On 12 July 2016, the Tribunal constituted at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea, 1982 (UNCLOS) issued its decision in the arbitration instituted by the Philippines…

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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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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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