Hostname: page-component-586b7cd67f-g8jcs Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-26T17:34:29.490Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

India in Antarctica: perspectives, programmes and achievements

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Anita Dey
Affiliation:
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1ER

Abstract

India's interest in Antarctica dates from 1956, when the Indian government first raised the question of the peaceful use of Antarctica in the UN. Although India began as a strong critic of the Antarctic Treaty System, and, indeed, conducted scientific activities on the continent for two years without being a member of it, India recognised that her interests would be better served by joining the Treaty as a full member.

Type
Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Ahluwalia, K. 1960. The Antarctic Treaty: should India become a party to it? Indian Journal of International Law 473–83.Google Scholar
Antarctic 1982. India's first expedition to Antarctica. 326–27Google Scholar
Government of Australia. 1984. Antarctic Treaty 1984. Report of the Twelfth Consultative Meeting. Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service.Google Scholar
Bhadauria, Y. S. 1983. The Antarctic Treaty and its legal implications. Indian Journal of International Law 23: 575–88.Google Scholar
Bush, W. M. 1988. Antarctica and international law. London, Oceana.Google Scholar
Department of Ocean Development. 1982 onward. Annual Reports 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 and 1988–89. New Delhi, Government of India.Google Scholar
Department of Ocean Development. 1985. Report of the Working Group for the Seventh Five Year Plan for the Department of Ocean Development. New Delhi, Government of India.Google Scholar
Department of Ocean Development. 1988. Objectives of the Eighth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. New Delhi, Government of India.Google Scholar
Government of India. 1987. Indian Ocean as a zone of peace. New Delhi, Lok Sabha Secretariat.Google Scholar
Government of India. 1989. National Science and Technology Policy. New Delhi, Lok Sabha Secretariat.Google Scholar
Headland, Robert K. 1989. Chronological list of Antarctic expeditions and related historical events. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Mitra, A. P. 1961. Report of the Indian National Committee for the IGY. New Delhi, CSIR.Google Scholar
Qasim, S. Z. 1989. Ocean — the future hope of mankind. Calcutta, Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture.Google Scholar
Quigg, P. W. 1983. A pole apart. London, McGraw Hill.Google Scholar
Planning Commission of India. 1985. Seventh Five Year Plan (1985–90), I and II. New Delhi, Planning Commission of India.Google Scholar
Hindustan Times. 1989. Third Indian station in Antarctica likely. Hindustan Times. 25 05.Google Scholar
Vicuna, O. F. 1988. Antarctic mineral exploitation. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.CrossRefGoogle Scholar