Arctic

The US Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) claims in the Arctic brings into question the legitimacy of established mechanisms like UNCLOS and CLCS.

• Bipandeep Sharma
• July 10, 2024
• IDSA Comments

Norway’s decision in support of Arctic seabed mining could trigger ecological and geopolitical challenges.

• Bipandeep Sharma
• February 02, 2024
• Issue Brief

Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 978-1-13-885599-1
Price: $145.00
In May 2013, China, India, Japan, Singapore and South Korea (Asia 5) were given status as permanent observers in the Arctic Council. It was a symbolic and significant moment in the history of Arctic affairs. The list of stakeholders in the Arctic has now expanded to include both the Arctic littoral states and the five Asian states. The drivers and policies of these stakeholders on the Arctic vary, but research on climate change, possible changes to the global energy and minerals markets, adherence to international norms like the UNCLOS, and geopolitical considerations are issues of concern.

• Uttam Kumar Sinha , Jo Inge Bekkevold
• 2015
• Book

In an interconnected world with interlinked issues, understanding Climate Change and the Arctic and exploring the intersection between the two is extremely important. The monograph addresses Climate Change as a security risk; as a geopolitical orientation and as an energy challenge, and maps the impact of these narratives on the Arctic.

• Uttam Kumar Sinha
• 2013
• Monograph

Chinese scientists successfully carried out tasks at the North Pole onboard their first domestically built polar ice-breaker Xuelong 2.

• Bipandeep Sharma
• November 10, 2023
• IDSA Comments

India needs to adopt a whole-of-nation approach, involving industry, academia, and think tanks, to build a comprehensive institutional base on Arctic issues.

• Anurag Bisen
• July 27, 2023
• Policy Brief

Given the ongoing geopolitical contestations and the current state of Norway’s relations with Russia, Norway may not be able to fully realise the ambitious agenda for its upcoming presidency of the Arctic Council.

• Bipandeep Sharma
• May 01, 2023
• IDSA Comments

India, in concert with the other four Asian Observers, could use the current state of flux to seek a more inclusive and equitable Arctic Council.

• Anurag Bisen
• April 13, 2023
• Issue Brief

India could help in the resumption of the suspended scientific exchanges by the West in the Arctic.

• Anurag Bisen
• February 17, 2023
• Policy Brief

The Ukraine crisis, shifting geopolitical alliances in the Indo-Pacific and Western-imposed economic sanctions on Russia have strengthened China–Russia cooperation in the Arctic.

• Bipandeep Sharma , Uttam Kumar Sinha
• January 10, 2023
• Issue Brief