Passage 1
The transformation of India’s Look East policy into a robust Act East policy, a realisation of the critical importance of ocean power, and the rapid enhancement in the capabilities of the Chinese People Liberation Army (PLA) Navy, have brought a degree of seriousness to the imperative of developing Indian island territories in general, and the Andaman and Nicobar group in particular.
The recent thrust on developing strategic infrastructure, both civilian and military, on the islands is welcome — and decades overdue. The neglect of this strategic island group betrays a lack of strategic maritime vision in the decades since Independence.
Source – https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/anadama
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Passage 2
A European country aims at creating two large marine parks as part of a 780-million-euro programme to protect biodiversity and marine ecosystems, with the plans to be announced at an international oceans conference starting on Tuesday.
But the plan has irked its’s neighbour and regional rival, while environmental organisations say the initiative does not go far enough, noting that the country also allows environmentally harmful practices such as energy exploration in sensitive marine environments.
Relations have improved somewhat over the past year following a period of heightened tensions that saw the countries’ warships face off in the eastern Mediterranean.
Source- https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/turkiye-en
