The entrenched understanding of the law governing nationality does not permit a state to look bey... more The entrenched understanding of the law governing nationality does not permit a state to look beyond a ship's flag and registration to ascertain its nationality during peacetime. Nonetheless, this very understanding also allows a state to pierce the veil of a ship's registration to ascertain its enemy character during wartime. However, the war in Ukraine has witnessed fresh state practice whereby states have claimed equivalent rights during peacetime as well, thus encouraging the concordant interpretation of the status of nationality across both the peace and wartime legal orders.
Ships and oceans are not what leaps to one's mind when thinking of the Russia-Ukraine war. Noneth... more Ships and oceans are not what leaps to one's mind when thinking of the Russia-Ukraine war. Nonetheless, this conflict has begun unearthing crucial state practice, which has long been absent owing to the outbreak of a 'classical' war.
The willingness to pierce the veil of ship registration in search of a genuine link has pivotal implications for both the civil maritime industry and for states and the maritime security community as well. These developments will undoubtedly be of keen interest in any future maritime conflagration, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.
India and China, two of the world's oldest civilisations, have had little historically releva... more India and China, two of the world's oldest civilisations, have had little historically relevant interactions with one other. Separated by the world's highest mountain range, the Himalayas, neither of these two nations has ever displayed expansionist tendencies vis-A -vis each other. Both nations have a history of colonialism at the hands of Western powers and are excessively protective of their sovereignty and territorial integrity. They share a common desire to strengthen their nations by enhancing their economic affluence, pursuant to which both are invested, albeit to varying degrees, in the current global economic order and reliant on lengthy sea lines of communication to ferry their goods and resources. In contemporary times the principal security threats to both India and China emanate in entirely different theatres located in the exact opposite direction of each other. Why then is it that despite significant commonalities, relations between the two nations have been p...
This book explores Eurasia’s growing embrace of its maritime geography from the Indian Ocean to P... more This book explores Eurasia’s growing embrace of its maritime geography from the Indian Ocean to Pacific Asia and the Arctic. In an age of climate change, the melting of the Arctic will transform Eurasia’s importance, in addition to influencing the political, economic, and military dynamics across Eurasia’s main maritime regions. These emerging shifts have already begun to alter maritime trade and investment patterns, and thus the global political economy. It also creates a rising threat to the current status quo of world order that has long been dominated by the Atlantic World. This edited volume showcases some of the world’s leading experts and examines Eurasia from a saltwater perspective, analyzing its main maritime spaces in a threefold manner—as avenue, as arena, as source—to show the significance of this geostrategic change and why it matters for the future of the world’s oceans.
The entrenched understanding of the law governing nationality does not permit a state to look bey... more The entrenched understanding of the law governing nationality does not permit a state to look beyond a ship's flag and registration to ascertain its nationality during peacetime. Nonetheless, this very understanding also allows a state to pierce the veil of a ship's registration to ascertain its enemy character during wartime. However, the war in Ukraine has witnessed fresh state practice whereby states have claimed equivalent rights during peacetime as well, thus encouraging the concordant interpretation of the status of nationality across both the peace and wartime legal orders.
Ships and oceans are not what leaps to one's mind when thinking of the Russia-Ukraine war. Noneth... more Ships and oceans are not what leaps to one's mind when thinking of the Russia-Ukraine war. Nonetheless, this conflict has begun unearthing crucial state practice, which has long been absent owing to the outbreak of a 'classical' war.
The willingness to pierce the veil of ship registration in search of a genuine link has pivotal implications for both the civil maritime industry and for states and the maritime security community as well. These developments will undoubtedly be of keen interest in any future maritime conflagration, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.
India and China, two of the world's oldest civilisations, have had little historically releva... more India and China, two of the world's oldest civilisations, have had little historically relevant interactions with one other. Separated by the world's highest mountain range, the Himalayas, neither of these two nations has ever displayed expansionist tendencies vis-A -vis each other. Both nations have a history of colonialism at the hands of Western powers and are excessively protective of their sovereignty and territorial integrity. They share a common desire to strengthen their nations by enhancing their economic affluence, pursuant to which both are invested, albeit to varying degrees, in the current global economic order and reliant on lengthy sea lines of communication to ferry their goods and resources. In contemporary times the principal security threats to both India and China emanate in entirely different theatres located in the exact opposite direction of each other. Why then is it that despite significant commonalities, relations between the two nations have been p...
This book explores Eurasia’s growing embrace of its maritime geography from the Indian Ocean to P... more This book explores Eurasia’s growing embrace of its maritime geography from the Indian Ocean to Pacific Asia and the Arctic. In an age of climate change, the melting of the Arctic will transform Eurasia’s importance, in addition to influencing the political, economic, and military dynamics across Eurasia’s main maritime regions. These emerging shifts have already begun to alter maritime trade and investment patterns, and thus the global political economy. It also creates a rising threat to the current status quo of world order that has long been dominated by the Atlantic World. This edited volume showcases some of the world’s leading experts and examines Eurasia from a saltwater perspective, analyzing its main maritime spaces in a threefold manner—as avenue, as arena, as source—to show the significance of this geostrategic change and why it matters for the future of the world’s oceans.
This presentation was delivered at Indonesia-India Conference on “How UNCLOS Addresses Emerging I... more This presentation was delivered at Indonesia-India Conference on “How UNCLOS Addresses Emerging Issues in Indo-Pacific”, organised by the Indonesian Embassy, New Delhi, and the India Foundation at Hotel The Leela Palace, New Delhi on 11 December 2018.
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The willingness to pierce the veil of ship registration in search of a genuine link has pivotal implications for both the civil maritime industry and for states and the maritime security community as well. These developments will undoubtedly be of keen interest in any future maritime conflagration, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.
The willingness to pierce the veil of ship registration in search of a genuine link has pivotal implications for both the civil maritime industry and for states and the maritime security community as well. These developments will undoubtedly be of keen interest in any future maritime conflagration, particularly in the Indo-Pacific.