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Global Politics Young Voices (GPYV) Discussion

Deep Sea Mining | QUAD Foreign Ministers Summit | Global Hunger Spots & Africa | UN Ocean Conference | China’s Investments in the Arctic | Ocean Darkening

5 July 2025

Session-I
Deep Sea Mining: What’s driving the global concern over seabed exploitation? 
Lekshmi MK, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College 

Focus questions: 

  • Why are we worried about deep-sea mining now?
  • Why did President Macron call it “madness” and UN Chief Guterres referred to it as a “Wild West”?
  • How is the seabed governed currently?
  • What are the challenges in governing deep-sea bed mining?


UNOC 2025: What were the major hits and misses?
Padmashree Anandhan, Polar and Ocean Studies, NIAS, Bangalore

Focus questions:

  • How did the special event "One Ocean Congress" contribute?
  • How does it differ from UNOC2 and UNOC1?
  • What impact did the participation and non-participation of different stakeholders mean?
  • Did the conference achieve the set objectives?


Ocean darkening: What does it mean for coastal communities, national policies, and global ocean governance?
Lekshmi MK, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College. Chennai

Focus questions:

  • What does ocean darkening mean, and how is it measured?
  • Are current national and regional policies equipped to address ocean darkening?
  • What does ocean darkening mean for humans, coastal communities, and global fisheries?
  • Is ocean darkening being recognised on the global climate and environmental governance agenda?

Disscusant
Rohini Reenum, NIAS, Bengaluru 
Santhiya M, Madras Christian College, Chennai
Nitish Raj, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry 
Gauri Gupta, Stella Maris College, Chennai 


Session-II
Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting: What is the Critical Minerals Initiative?
Brighty Ann Sarah, Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College

Focus Questions

  • What were the key areas of focus at the 2025 Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting in Washington? 
  • What is the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative? 
  • How does it address China's dominance in global critical mineral supply? 
  • How will the initiative be implemented, and what are the potential challenges?


Of the 13 Global Hunger Hotspots, 8 are in Africa: Five reasons why 
R. Preetha, Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai

Focus questions: 

  • What is the Global Hunger Spots Report?
  • What does the 2025 report reveal?
  • Why are 8 of the 13 global hunger hotspots in Africa?

Chinese investments in the Arctic: Developments, issues, and international response
M Kejia, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Pondicherry University

Focus questions:

  • How has China engaged in the Arctic since it announced the BRI?
  • What is the state of China's engagement in the Arctic since it announced itself as a near-Arctic State?
  • What are the shortfalls and reasons behind?
  • What is the international response?

Discussant
Femy Francis, NIAS, Bengaluru
Abhiruchi Chowdhury, NIAS, Bengaluru
Ganganeerag, University of Kerala, Kerala 
Aparna A Nair, Madras Christian College, Chennai

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