NIAS Polar and Ocean Studies

NIAS Polar and Ocean Studies aims to study the polar regions - the Arctic, Antarctic and the oceans. It aims to study the following verticals: Governance, Conservation, Blue Economy, Security, Infrastructure, Ocean Health, Ocean Science, and Ocean as a Global Common. 

The Indo-Arctic Reader is a Monthly Dispatch, mapping of daily developments in the polar regions and regular summary and analysis of contemporary developments as short notes and commentaries on the polar regions. It will build capacity amongst young scholars, include expert lectures by prominent academicians and diplomats, and monthly discussions on the Arctic, Antarctic and oceans.

The Institute’s Global Politics team also has created a network of institutions on the East Coast and West Coast of India in Chennai, Pondicherry, Kottayam, Kochi and Goa. These institutions (University of Madras, Indian Maritime University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Goa University etc) have a focus on Oceans and Polar regions.

Regular Publications

INDO-ARCTIC READER
HIGH SEAS TREATY TO ENTER FORCE

The Indo-Arctic August Edition consists of three special comments on High Seas Treaty ratified: Who are the signatories? Why does it matter, US and Denmark’s discord and the entangled future of Greenlanders, and China launches first underwater manned vehicle: What are its objectives? Where do other non-Arctic states stand in deep-sea missions? Apart from it consists of a record of key developments in Biodiversity, Climate Change, Defence & Security, Diplomacy, Energy, Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Heritage, Policy & Research, Science & Technology, and Shipping

By Padmashree Anandhan, Lekshmi MK.
Vol. 02 | Issue 10 & 11 | September & October 2025
NPOS Comment
New WMO Report on Arctic Warming

On 28 May, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025–2029). The report highlights that the Arctic is projected to be warming three and a half times faster than the global average. Arctic temperatures during the next five years are expected...

Lekshmi MK
17 June 2025
NPOS Issue Brief
Russia's Arctic Policy: Objectives, Priorities and Tools

The Arctic zone of the Russian Federation includes the territory of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Murmansk and Arkhangelsk regions, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Nenets, Yamalo-Nenets and Chukotka Autonomous Okrugs. This was determined following the decision of the State Commission under the Council of Ministers...

Padmashree Anandhan
21 October 2024
Short Notes
The War in Ukraine: Third round of negotiations in Turkey ends without a ceasefire

In the news On 23 July, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the return of 1,000 prisoners of war in an exchange coordinated in Istanbul. According to him, the returned soldiers were seriously ill or injured. This follows the third round of Russia-Ukraine talks that focused mainly...

24 July 2025 | GP Short Notes # 933
NPOS Daily Brief
Arctic heat wave melts one per cent of Svalbard’s ice

ANTARCTICA Chile produces green hydrogen at its Antarctic research base  On 18 August, Quantum Commodity Intelligence reported that the Chilean Antarctic Institute (INACH) developed a hybrid system to generate green hydrogen on-site to power its Antarctic base. It would replace diesel generators...

19 August 2025, Tuesday | NIAS Polar and Ocean Brief

Events

About the team

D Suba Chandran

Prof D Suba Chandran is the Dean of the School of Conflict and Security Studies at NIAS. He heads the Science, Technology and International Relations. He coordinates the NIAS Europe Studies.

Padmashree Anandhan

Padmashree Anandhan is a Project Associate at NIAS, Bangalore. She is associated with the NIAS Europe Studies. Her research focuses on issues relating to politics, protests, maritime and NATO' operations in the Western Europe and Nordic.

Sreeja JS

Sreeja JS is a Research Intern at NIAS, Bangalore. She is currently a postgraduate scholar at Madras Christan College, Chennai. Her areas of interest include EU-China relatons, challenges in EU integraton and emerging technologies