competition wizard Published this article page no 58 The government has unveiled Indias Arctic Policy with an aim to combat climate change and protect the environment. India holds one of the 13 positions as the Observer in the Arctic Council. Policy The Indian Arctic policy is built on six central pillars 1. Science and research. 2. Environmental protection. 3. Economic and human development. 4. Transportation and connectivity. 5. Governance and international cooperation. 6. National capacity building. Highlights of the Policy 1. The policy commits to expanding scientific research sustainable tourism and mineral oil and gas exploration in the Arctic region. 2. It spells out goals in Indias Arctic Mission such as to better understand the scientific and climaterelated linkages between the Arctic and the Indian monsoons. 3. It also seeks to harmonise polar research with the third pole (the Himalayas) and to advance the study and understanding of the Arctic within India. 4. The policy calls for exploration opportunities for responsible exploration of natural resources and minerals from the Arctic and identifying opportunities for investment in Arctic infrastructure in areas such as offshore explorationmining ports railways and airports. Arctic region 139 The Arctic region comprises the Arctic Ocean and parts of countries such as Canada Denmark (Greenland) Norway Russia USA (Alaska) Finland Sweden and Iceland. These countries together form the core of the Arctic Council an intergovernmental forum. The region is home to almost four million inhabitants of which about onetenth are indigenous people. Indias engagement in the Arctic Indias engagement with the Arctic began when it signed the Svalbard Treaty in February 1920 in Paris between Norway the US Denmark France Italy Japan the Netherlands Great Britain and Ireland and the British overseas Dominions and Sweden concerning Spitsbergen. Ever since then India has been closely monitoring all the developments in the Arctic region competition wizard buy.
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