... Then beyond that, if a responsible nation wants to contribute to the global common good. There are no agendas. That nation should think of preserving the Arctic, not just exploit the monetarization of the Arctic. India is not looking to monetarize the Arctic. Russia has a national strategy of “easternizing” the Arctic. We don’t see that Russia is monetarizing the Arctic, it has a vision for the Arctic, so that is how we look at it.
So, it is less about the importance of the Arctic Council, and more about ...
... recently discussed the possibility of exploring new transport corridors like the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) between Vladivostok and Chennai. Both sides also agreed that Indian seafarers will be trained on Polar and Arctic waters at the Russian Maritime Training Institute in Vladivostok, which is equipped with simulators.
The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in the far-Eastern city of Vladivostok. The Indian side was led by Sarbananda Sonowal, Minister ...
Working Paper No. 75 / 2023
Working Paper No. 75 / 2023
This Working Paper analyses the March 3 and June 8, 2022, Joint Statements made by the seven Western Arctic Council member states in the current political and legal context of environmental and economic management in the northern polar region. Taking existing academic publications on the status of the Arctic Council, the authors examine various options ...
... Council as a whole will depend on whether we can jointly find opportunities for continuing a civilized dialogue to preserve the Arctic as a territory of peace, stability and constructive cooperation.”
Luiza Brodt:
Increased Asian engagement in the Arctic and Russia-India cooperation in the region
It is important to understand that the Arctic Council functioned on the fundamental principles of the Ottawa declaration and decisions within the council were taken on a consensus basis. Traditional security and ...
... on hold has contributed to the fragmentation of international cooperation in the Arctic zone.
Now everything depends on Norway. Will it be possible to achieve equal participation of all AC members? The Council should be based on common interests. For Russia, the Arctic Council is one of the forms of cooperation. The lack of interaction will pose a dilemma for the organization itself: projects agreed in 2021 at the Reykjavik summit cannot be carried out without cooperation. According to the results of that summit,...
...
’, September 29, 2022.
6
. Thomas Nilsen,
Last Schengen land-border open for Russian tourists sees 33 percent increase in traffic
, The Independent Barents Observer, February 6, 2023
7
. The Moscow Times, ‘
Norway Greenlights Blocked Goods for Russian Arctic Miners
’ July 6, 2022
8
. US Department of State, ‘Joint Statement on Arctic Council Cooperation Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine’, March 3, 2022.
9
. John Last, ‘
The Ukraine War Is Dividing Europe’s Arctic Indigenous People
...
... India is the world’s second-largest steel manufacturer, after only China. With rising demand for steel production, India's need for coking coal is growing more rapidly even than its demand for oil and gas resources. Coal export is planned from the Russian Arctic through the Primorsky Krai sea ports, with transport to Chennai, the largest port on India’s east coast. India is considering the possibility of organizing shuttle voyages of large-capacity vessels along the route from Chennai to the Russian ...
... confrontation in the Arctic and find the ways to develop the region. Nikolay Korchunov, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, Ambassador-at-large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, opened the discussion with the comprehensive analysis of the Russian position in the Arctic.
The agenda of the roundtable covered such areas as Russia’s and India’s interests and strategic approaches in the Arctic, prospective joint projects in energy and transport, as well as sustainable development of the region and collaboration ...
... combat troops throughout the entire area of responsibility.
What is most important in the Arctic?
The phrase “ensuring integrated security from Murmansk to Anadyr” implies a rather long list of possible items. As per the
Strategy
for Developing the Russian Arctic Zone and Ensuring National Security through 2035, among the key priorities is the uninterrupted supply of strategic commodities as well as the smooth operation of transportation routes Arkhangelsk – European part of Russia and Anadyr – Kamchatka ...
... approach to regional cooperation in the Arctic that excludes Russian involvement in the long term
will be difficult
. Russia has the highest population inside the Arctic Circle; the Russian economy is the most connected with the resources of the North; Russia’s Arctic coast is the longest of any nation. However, according to some Western analysts, if the nature of Russian policy does not change, the continuation of cooperation with Russia within the framework of the Arctic Council
over the long term will be ...
