While forecasts anticipate flat or declining topline defense budget trajectories among many countries stemming from COVID-19 relief measures, the same cannot be said for two peer rival states angling for strategic leverage in the Indian Ocean Region: China and India. Though defense-related spending may slow this year and possibly next, the investment paths in the [...]
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Meet Jack Tar, the sailor with a nation in his calloused hands | Aeon Essays
He was a patriot and a prisoner, a delegate and a drunk; circling the globe when few Englishmen ever left their home counties — Read on aeon.co/essays/meet-jack-tar-the-sailor-with-a-nation-in-his-calloused-hands
The Decade – UNESCO’s IOC facilitates a workshop on enhancing regional capacity building in the Indian Ocean Region within the framework of the Ocean Decade
As part of the regional consultations for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030), the Indian Ministry of Earth Sciences and the National Institute of Ocean Technology in cooperation with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) hosted the Western, Northern and Central Indian Ocean Workshop on 8-10 January in Chennai, India. The [...]
Discussion on maritime order and connectivity in the Indian Ocean: The renewed significance of the Bay of Bengal | ORF
A discussion on the recently released Special Issue of the Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, Vol. 15, Issue 3 titled Maritime Order and Connectivity — Read on http://www.orfonline.org/research/discussion-on-maritime-order-and-connectivity-in-the-indian-ocean-61395/
Stella Maris helps crew on ship adrift in Indian Ocean | ICN
Global maritime charity Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea) in the Seychelles has stepped in to assist a crew of five fishermen who were cast adrift in the Indian Ocean following engine failure. — Read on http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/38872
“Where it begins”: Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia
"Where it begins": Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia — Read on http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/where-it-begins-young-hungry-locusts-bulk-up-in-somalia/1729912
‘India-Japan ties have been extremely strong for decades’ – The Hindu
“The main thrust of the Indo-Japanese coordination in the Indian Ocean region centres around expanding maritime diplomacy, accompanied by specific steps to implement directives provided from time-to-time." — Read on http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/india-japan-ties-have-been-extremely-strong-for-decades/article30772917.ece
The pitfalls of Sri Lanka’s remittance economy | East Asia Forum
Instead of yielding sustainable development outcomes, Sri Lanka’s remittance economy is deepening reliance on a volatile and extraneous source of foreign — Read on http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/02/05/the-pitfalls-of-sri-lankas-remittance-economy/
ASEAN together can make a high mountain – Opinion – The Jakarta Post
ASEAN and China will perhaps begin their second reading of the draft text of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea in the foreseeable future. While the international community looks forward to the smooth conclusion of this Code of Conduct, it might be a test-bed for ASEAN’s pledge of “Cohesive ASEAN”. The challenge [...]
China Vs. Indonesia: Intra-Asian Power Games – The Globalist
Indonesia’s engagement in pushing back against China’s maritime claims is a significant point of departure for the country. All the more so as it had long avoided the sea issue because it had no island disputes with China. But by pushing its fishing boats so far from its shores, China has aroused the political will [...]
