connecting the two most important oceans of the world- the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean from the east of the Andaman Sea to the South China Sea in Southeast Asia. Straddling the sea route between the Indonesian island of Sumatra and Malaysia to the east and between Riau Archipelago and Singapore to the south, the Straits of Malacca are known globally for their economic, political, environmental, and strategic importance. Not only this, even the Straits link the Indian Ocean to some of Asia’s most powerful
never fully able to grasp and understand our environment, we depend on the mass media to provide us with knowledge of the world in which we live. Thus, the media provide us with what we take to be the truth. 10 In his book, Lippmann explains the importance of the media in shaping our perceptions, writing: “[l] looking back we can see how indirectly we know the environment in which nevertheless we live. We can see the news of it comes to us now fast, now slowly; but that whatever we believe to be a
security-related initiatives affecting the use of the ocean. Rising strategic interests by the world’s naval powers, growing assertion to protect sovereign and economic interests at sea, and extension of maritime boundaries by nations also influence behaviors in the ocean and the security matrix in the waters, and affect the perspectives and use of the IO. With increasing dependence by the world’s economic powers on energy supply from the Gulf, the role of the Indian Ocean in facilitating maritime energy transport
good economic relationships nations strive hard to tail advanced economic interest. From the very begging both Pakistan and china have made mutual economic interests. The relationship of Pakistan and china is like Mountaineers, it is deeper than the ocean, this all because of mutual understanding and striving hard to make economic opportunity for the people of Pakistan and china. The long term economic objectives lead towards regional development. It will enhance the economic trade patterns. Concept
paradigm іn India. Аn Indian adventure offers еvеrуthіng frоm skiing оn snow capped mountains іn thе Himalayas, trekking іn thе Western Ghats tо scuba diving аnd snorkeling іn thе shallow sea waters аrоund Andaman аnd Nicobar islands. Indian subcontinent іs trulу blessed wіth а unique topography tо thе delight оf thе fearless adventurer. Тhе magnificent Himalayas stand guard оn thе Northern front оf India whіlе thе south іs surrounded bу thе Bay оf Bengal, thе Indian Ocean аnd thе Arabian Sea оn
country is right at the center of the maritime silk route connecting the East and West through the Indian Ocean. Expertise says that Sri Lanka can reap the best advantage of this position by developing maritime and aviation sectors and improving infrastructure facilities while enhancing the knowledge and skills of Sri Lankans. That’ll help Sri Lanka to become Center of Logistics Provider in Indian Ocean. But unfortunately Sri Lanka is currently standing on a very poor position in Logistics field
Today, approximately 80 Indian airports handle scheduled services, operated by nine domestic airlines, with a combined fleet of some 400 aircraft. Over the last decade scheduled aircraft movements have more than doubled from 718,000 to more than 1.6 million in FY2015, supplemented by a further 281,000 general aviation movements. In addition to arriving and departing movements, Indian airspace handles approximately 400,000 annual over-flight movements.
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) are apex predators considered to be pandemic and migratory species that are found in larger quantities in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. In this paper, secondary data were collected to investigate the diet of those found in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. The results indicated that they ate prey from different species of fishes, cephalopods, and crustaceans. Their lives are threatened by pollution, and bycatch in tuna longlines, however they will continue to exist
of the waves created the smooth-jazz of the ocean. The smooth-jazz moved the musical ship down the Strait of Malacca, however the only one enjoying the notes,7 was adoring a sip of iced Scotch. Looking from the portside, was the Indonesian Island of Sumatra, sandy beaches, yet, no one. Towards the starboard was the island nation of the Lion City. Singapore. Skyscrapers, clubs and bureaucracy. As the lonely yacht increased its knots, the jazz of the ocean began to lower in sound. As the $278,000 canoe
The contact surfaces between the two plates are known as megathrust faults which lie under the water, run through deep trenches on the ocean floor (Sieh, 2006). Because these megathrust lie under water there is a greater chance for the rupture to suddenly displace a large amount of water, generating tsunamis (Sieh, 2006). The Sunda megathrust fault which runs south from Bangladesh, around