High Seas
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Once an unsolvable security threat, Somali piracy has almost stopped. Here’s why
The success of the Somali case illustrates what a high degree of shared interests among international actors can achieve.
Peter Viggo Jakobsen, The Conversation
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Why is India being accused of abducting an Arab princess?
The daughter of Dubai’s ruler was allegedly captured by Indian forces off the Goan coast when she fled the UAE in 2018.
Nachiket Deuskar
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Drama, luxury and the vast depths of the ocean: Why the Titanic continues to fascinate
The excess of the voyage and its defeat by the sea, like the Titanic, are now driving the current global interest in the Titan submersible disaster.
Kristie Patricia Flannery, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Sugar in Nestlé baby food sold in African countries shows how corporations influence public policy
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There is no global treaty to govern the high seas. Here’s why we need one
The UN’s attempt to frame such an agreement has been delayed due to Covid-19.
Jennifer Silver, The Conversation, Leslie Acton, The Conversation, Lisa Campbell, The Conversation & Noella Gray, The Conversation
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While India and its neigbours spar over Bay of Bengal borders, their fishers languish in jails
Dwindling fish numbers is forcing fisherfolk to cross the drawn-up Exclusive Economic Zones.
Mohammad Arju
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What UN court actually said: India's Supreme Court has final say on Italian marine's bail
The Indian apex court can set conditions on Salvatore Girone's return.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Video
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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India's hopes of becoming a maritime superpower begin with the 'biggest naval base east of the Suez'
Scroll Staff
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How an Indian ship proved to be the undoing of notorious pirate Captain Kidd
There was a protocol in the high seas and even pirates knew that. Captain Kidd violated this code when he captured the Quedagh Merchant as it sailed from Surat to Calcutta.
Anu Kumar
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Why heroin smuggling from Pakistan has moved to the seas and how it funds terror
Authorities have seized two Pakistani boats with heroin worth hundreds of crores off Gujarat's coast.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Reel
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Watch: In animated prequel, Baahubali and Bhallaladeva unite to defeat the warlord Raktadeva
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film