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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The technology driven time-and-space shrink in recent decade have turned open oceans from barriers to bridges. This has opener new frontiers for trade and transportation, for resource exploitation as also for adventurous scientific explorations into the history 0 human evolution as also into our future. This recent paradigm shift is distinct from the discovery of steam ship leading to naval fleets ancient colonialism in the 19"'century which was focused not only on European powers' control and exploits but also on continental humarjand material resources of their colonies across the world. The recent maritime discourses have instead opened up enormous new avenue entities even to achieve their basic national development and security objectives.
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