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South China Sea Developments And Implications For Freedom Of Navigation

By: Arabinda Acharya,Antara Desai

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South China Sea Developments And Implications For Freedom Of Navigation

By: Arabinda Acharya,Antara Desai

The South China Sea (SCS) has emerged as a theatre of political, economic, and security concerns not only for the countries in the region but also for the world at large. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the SCS issue is not about contestation over territory or control over resources alone. With military facilities including airstrips and artificial islands or structures being built in the area, concerns about freedom of navigation and the right to innocent passage have also become an overwhelming security issue and made the SCS region a flashpoint which, according to many assessments, can lead to confrontations including those involving conventional military means. Disruption of maritime passage could also hamper trade and commerce with very negative impacts on the economic development of the region and other countries. It is now being held that China could also be using the SCS disputes as part of a consorted effort to deflect geo-political pressures on account of the COVID-19 pandemic-related cover-ups and misinformation.This book explores the historical and strategic context of the South China Sea disputes and makes an assessment of the implications of the same for freedom of navigation and other regimes at sea.

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World Scientific

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1800610351

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9781800610354

Refugees and Borders in South Asia

The Great Exodus of 1971

By: Antara Datta

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Refugees and Borders in South Asia

The Great Exodus of 1971

By: Antara Datta

The war in 1971 between India and Pakistan led to a huge refugee crisis. This book argues that the massive influx of ten million refugees into India within a few short months changed ideas about citizenship and belonging in South Asia.The book looks at how the Indian state, while generously keeping its borders open to the refugees, made it clear that these refugees were different from those generated by Partition, and would not be allowed to settle permanently. It discusses how the state was breaking its 'effective' link between refugees and citizenship, and how at the same time a second 'affective' border was developing between those living in the border areas, especially in Assam and West Bengal. The book argues that the present discourse regarding illegal infiltration from Bangladesh has a long historical trajectory in which the events of 1971 play a key role. It goes on to analyse the aftermath of the 1971 war and the massive repatriation project undertaken by the governments of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh to examine ways in which questions about minorities and belonging remained unresolved post-1971.The book is an interesting contribution to the history of refugees, border-making and 1971 in South Asia, as well as to studies in politics and international relations"--Provided by publisher

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Routledge

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0415524725

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9780415524728

South China Sea Developments And Implications For Freedom Of Navigation

By: Arabinda Acharya,Antara Desai

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By: Arabinda Acharya,Antara Desai

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South China Sea Developments And Implications For Freedom Of Navigation

South China Sea Developments And Implications For Freedom Of Navigation

Refugees and Borders in South Asia

Refugees and Borders in South Asia

South China Sea Developments And Implications For Freedom Of Navigation

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