Krishna Kataria

BLUE ECONOMY: NAVIGATING INDIA’S INDIAN OCEAN VISION

June 9, 2021

The Blue Economy concept was strongly advocated by the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in 2012, with an approach to transform traditional ocean economies into an ecosystem driven harnessing of oceanic resources. As the concept is still evolving internationally, with varying stakeholders adopting various definitions, India has reoriented itself and...

BLUE ECONOMY: INDIA’S MARITIME OUTLOOK

June 8, 2021

Blue economy is ‘marine-based economic development that leads to improved human wellbeing and social equity, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities.’ —Admiral Sunil Lanba (Retd) at Maritime Power Conference, 2017 Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth’s surface, contain 97% of the Earth’s water, and represent 99% of the...