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It is high time New Delhi woke up to the expectations from a 'Rising India'. Be it Denmark, Sweden or Norway, in their capitals they want visible Indian engagement. As a country interested in a permanent place in the UN Security Council, it requires to be seenin the intensive behind-the-scenes exercises to shape the future of the Arctic. The issues involved go beyond legal rights and the Law of the Sea ; and, may eventually be resolved by theUN Commission on the Limits ofthe Continental Shelf.
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Of the Arctic Five, India's relations with Denmark are at its worst, and, with friend Russia, disagreements over the aircraft carrier Gorshkov are symptomatic of unresolved issues clouding the atmosphere. India is deeply engaged with the U.S., but that is unlikely to help its interests in the Arctic.
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Canada has not been cultivated in this context. That leaves Norway as the one state which can aid and advance the Indian cause,but also help rope in Sweden and Finland.
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Much as these countries prefer China for doing economic business, when it comes to the political, the strategic and the military, theywould want India to take a more active role in international affairs.
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More than one observer emphasised the need for Indiato raise its profile, and not only with a view to balancing China's sure-footed moves at becoming an Arctic power.
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In the last 10 years, Greenland has granted a score of exploration and development licences to oil and gas biggies. Although feasibility of commercial exploitation of oil, gas in the region is in question, the U.S. and Canada have been exploring and drilling in these parts for over 40 years.
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New Delhi may flatter itself that it has a place at the high tables of the world, but the opinion in Scandinavia is that it should venture far and farther afield to the new sites of contest such as the Arctic seabed.
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It is high time New Delhi woke up to the expectations from a 'Rising India'. Be it Denmark, Sweden or Norway, in their capitals they want visible Indian engagement. As a country interested in a permanent place in the UN Security Council, it requires to be seenin the intensive behind-the-scenes exercises to shape the future of the Arctic. The issues involved go beyond legal rights and the Law of the Sea ; and, may eventually be resolved by theUN Commission on the Limits ofthe Continental Shelf.
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Of the Arctic Five, India's relations with Denmark are at its worst, and, with friend Russia, disagreements over the aircraft carrier Gorshkov are symptomatic of unresolved issues clouding the atmosphere. India is deeply engaged with the U.S., but that is unlikely to help its interests in the Arctic.
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Canada has not been cultivated in this context. That leaves Norway as the one state which can aid and advance the Indian cause,but also help rope in Sweden and Finland.
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Much as these countries prefer China for doing economic business, when it comes to the political, the strategic and the military, theywould want India to take a more active role in international affairs.
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More than one observer emphasised the need for Indiato raise its profile, and not only with a view to balancing China's sure-footed moves at becoming an Arctic power.
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In the last 10 years, Greenland has granted a score of exploration and development licences to oil and gas biggies. Although feasibility of commercial exploitation of oil, gas in the region is in question, the U.S. and Canada have been exploring and drilling in these parts for over 40 years.
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New Delhi may flatter itself that it has a place at the high tables of the world, but the opinion in Scandinavia is that it should venture far and farther afield to the new sites of contest such as the Arctic seabed.
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