Me via CNN: footage released by the Philippines “clearly shows a Chinese attack on Philippine military assets. However, in practical terms, the Philippines itself would have to initiate a move to activate the MDT before the US would intervene militarily."cnn.com/2024/06/20/asi…

Honoured to mentor youngsters on India-US military cooperation at Jun24 "Rising Powers Initiative" seminar of #GeorgeWashingtonUniv@ #ChristUniv Bengaluru. Such cooperation is essential, but functional divergence on legal interpretation on freedom of navigation cannot be ignored.

As part of 13th Dialogue between RSIS & National Maritime Foundation, delegation led by Amb Ong Keng Yong & VAdm Pradeep Chauhan (Retd), DG NMF visited #IFCIOR. Interactions explored the importance of collaboration & role of Info Fusion Centres in enhancing #MDA for #maritimesecurity & safety.

NWC Goa op-law capsule. Key takeaways (1) US position on dived submarine passage in Territorial Sea is illegal. (2) US attacks on Houthis in Yemen under Art.51 if UN Charter contradicts its position that they are non-State. Basis should be inherent right of SD or UNCLOS/SUA 1988.

Honoured to chair Session 1 of IORA Conference on IUU Fishing at NWC Goa on 25 Sep 24. Same day, India signed new BBNJ Treaty in New York. Will it help? For the West, IUU is an issue of 'ocean governance', but for IOR States, it is critical issue of (holistic) national security.

India's national laws for maritime governance/ security are gradually aligning with international law/ UNCLOS. I examine all issues in a 5-part paper. Part 1 (Criminal & Security Jurisdiction at Sea) was recently published by NWC Goa in INDES Vol. 5(1) indesfoundation.in/indian-naval-d…

During my lectures at Gujarat Maritime University (#GMU) on UNCLOS' functional application: Criminal jurisdiction, law enforcement, rules of engagement , peacetime military issues, all contextualized with India/ Indo-Pacific, I was happy to note LLM students' motivation to learn.

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Honoured to represent India (ICWA) at India-New Zealand Dialogue (Christchurch, 30 Jan 25) in presence of High Commissioner HE Neeta Bhushan. NZ seeks closer ties with India to hedge against US protectionism & its realization of keeping its 'eggs in the wrong (Chinese) basket'.

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At #CCAS-#SIAS International Conference, #GoaUniversity (11 Mar 25), my talk was not about WHAT PRC is doing in Global South (BRI), but WHY (Geo-strategy).  I advised students to develop their own views shaped by rigourous research, not coloured by existing anti-China narratives.

It is encouraging to see that #MakeMyTrip and several other travel portals have stopped offering promotions for #travel to Turkey. Indians and the Indian #diaspora around the world need to unite in cancelling all travel bookings to #Turkey, including flights that transit through

Honoured to deliver a talk at Gujarat Maritime University (GMU) on fundamentals of Illegal, Unregulated & Unreported (IUU) Fishing and collective State responses . I contextualized international and national laws on the subject with geopolitics and functional challenges at sea.