{"id":215903,"date":"2022-11-25T20:25:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=215903"},"modified":"2022-11-25T20:25:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T14:55:58","slug":"russias-nuclear-icebreakers-and-militarisation-of-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/russias-nuclear-icebreakers-and-militarisation-of-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s nuclear icebreakers and militarisation of the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cRussia\u2019s nuclear icebreakers and militarisation of the Arctic\u201d<\/strong> published in The Hindu <\/strong>on 25th November 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Effects of policies of developed and developing countries on India interest<\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>Increasing importance of Arctic<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>The article explains the increasing significance of the Arctic. It also explains the recent Russian efforts to increase its presence in this region.<\/p>\n

The Russian President recently launched two nuclear-powered icebreakers Ural and Yakutia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Why are Russian icebreakers significant?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The icebreakers were laid down as part of their systematic work to re-equip and replenish the domestic icebreaker fleet. There are two already similar vessels in service.<\/p>\n

A much more powerful nuclear icebreaker \u201cRossiya” would be completed by 2027.<\/p>\n

In the last two decades, Russia has reactivated several Soviet era Arctic military bases <\/strong>and upgraded its capabilities.<\/p>\n

It will strengthen Russia\u2019s status as a \u201cgreat Arctic power\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Northern sea route<\/strong> is important for Russia. It cuts down time to reach Asia by up to two weeks compared to the current route via the Suez canal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Why are countries racing towards the Arctic?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

There has been a race among Arctic states and near-Arctic states to augment their capabilities. They want to capitalise on the melting Arctic. Climate change is opening up the Arctic giving access to new routes and resources.<\/p>\n

Russian military modernisation<\/strong> in the Arctic has prompted other Arctic states to join the race.<\/p>\n

NATO has been conducting regular exercises in the region. Its partner countries are investing in upgrading military capabilities.<\/p>\n

China has also announced ambitious plans for a \u2018polar silk route\u2019<\/strong> to connect to Europe as well as building massive icebreakers.<\/p>\n

Where does India stand with respect to the Arctic?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Since 2007, India has an Arctic research programme<\/strong>. It has undertaken as many as 13 expeditions till date.<\/p>\n

In March 2022,India unveiled its first Arctic policy titled: \u2018India and the Arctic: building a partnership for sustainable development\u2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

India is also one of the 13 Observers In the Arctic Council<\/strong>, the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation in the Arctic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cRussia\u2019s nuclear icebreakers and militarisation of the Arctic\u201d published in The Hindu on 25th November 2022. Syllabus: GS2- Effects of policies of developed and developing countries on India interest Relevance: Increasing importance of Arctic News- The article explains the increasing significance of the Arctic. It also explains… Continue reading Russia\u2019s nuclear icebreakers and militarisation of the Arctic<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-215903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":1700776605,"cached_date":1704923358},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}