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

THE ROHINGYA ‘REFUGEES’: REGIONAL RESPONSES AND RAMIFICATIONS

Introduction Rohingyas constitute an ethnic Muslim minority in Myanmar, and are considered ‘illegal immigrants’ from Bangladesh. They are deprived of citizenship rights, face religious persecution, and are economically and socially segregated…

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INDIA-BANGLADESH MARITIME TRADE: PROTOCOL ON INLAND WATER TRANSIT AND TRADE (PIWTT)

Introduction After the 1971 India-Pakistan War leading to the creation of Bangladesh, India and Bangladesh signed a Treaty of Peace and Friendship, in 1972. Since then, more than 50 bilateral institutional mechanisms were forged between the…

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RIGHT OF INNOCENT PASSAGE FOR FISHING VESSELS: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

There have been a few recent arrests of Sri Lankan vessels by the Indian Coast Guard while returning after fishing in international waters. Twenty nine fishermen with the vessels were also arrested on 27 April 2017 by Pakistan Maritime Security…

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SHEIKH HASINA’S VISIT TO INDIA: CONSOLIDATING MARITIME COOPERATION

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina was on a State visit to India from 7-10 April 2017. India and Bangladesh not only share a land border, but also a common maritime boundary with both being littoral countries of Bay of Bengal and…

INDIA ENDEAVOURS TO TAP INTO OCEAN ENERGY

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IMOS VIEWS ON SHIPPING AND INDIA’S SAGARMALA: EXAMINING THE CONVERGENCES

Introduction The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has selected - ‘Connecting Ships, Ports and People’- as the World Maritime Day theme for 2017.[1] The theme for 2016 was - ‘Shipping: indispensable to the world’.[2] The purpose…

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INDO-US LOGISTICS AGREEMENT LEMOA: AN ASSESSMENT

On 29 August 2016, during the visit of the Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to Washington DC, India and the United States (US) signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA). Essentially, LEMOA is only a ‘functional’…

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INDIA AND MALDIVES: A TRIUMPH FOR MARITIME DIPLOMACY

The Indian Navy deployed an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Mk –III aircraft together with aircrew and a support team to Maldives on 27th April, to assist the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF) in “coastal surveillance and reconnaissance”.…

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REVIVAL OF CHINA’S COLOMBO PORT CITY PROJECT: IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA

Two high profile visits originated out of Sri Lanka in the first week of April: that of the Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Gunatilleke to India between 03 – 08 April and the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil…

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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…