title: India in the Arctic: A multidimensional approach
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metadata.value: Sinha, Uttam K.
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metadata.value: 2019-05-29T13:08:42Z
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metadata.value: 2019-05-29T13:08:42Z
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metadata.value: 2019-03
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metadata.value: Sinha U. India in the Arctic: A multidimensional approach. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International Relations, 2019, vol. 12, issue 1, pp. 113–126.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu06.2019.107
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/15593
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metadata.value: The Arctic region has spectacular roots in Indian civilizational thinking and thus represents a familiar region. Shaped by its long association and significant expertise in the Antarctic Treaty System; its first scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean in 2007 followed by the setting of the Arctic research base in 2008 and subsequently its Permanent Observer status in 2013, India’s dominant narrative remains scientific and polar research. But with summer in the Arctic arriving early and staying longer, accessibility to the vast natural resources and huge investment has significantly altered the geopolitical landscape of the Arctic region. The question of how to develop the resources in a sustainable and peaceful manner competes with the complex science of the Arctic and the unique risks that such commercial ventures pose. India’s reluctance to de-emphasize its scientific interest towards a more calibrated approach that takes into account the politico-strategic-economic dimensions in the Arctic reflects the tension between the exceptionalism and the realism of its polar legacy. The article assesses how the Arctic orientation is changing from a uni-dimensional to a dynamic and multidimensional engagement. The author argues that India’s Arctic approach is essentially binary: while indeed India has a stake in the governance of global commons and to cooperate with the littoral states for effective science policies, it also cares about sustainable resource development without making the Arctic region unstable.
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metadata.value: en
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metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. International Relations;Volume 12; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: India
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metadata.value: Arctic Council
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metadata.value: civilizational
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metadata.value: climate change
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metadata.value: energy
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metadata.value: India in the Arctic: A multidimensional approach
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