Examine the factors behind the growing salience of the Arctic region in international politics, and strategies for India to recalibrate its Arctic engagement.

Arctic zone.

Fig. Arctic zone.

Factors behind rising salience in Arctic region:

a) Opening new trade routes (Northern Sea Route) at.

b) Increasing demand for mineral exploration → to secure critical minerals supply chain in global at-home huge mineral presence for REEs eyed by USA.

a) Arctic Council collaboration locally to extensive militarization legally to expensive and thereat D nuclear displacements.

b) Securing maritime domain in unclaimed hot seea.

Part 1) Russia's Kola peninsula, Norway biased.

Part 2) Growing interest D neo-Arctic centres in Algae for geo-strati

and Geo-Technik Axioms – Namely China and India.

Strategies for India to Recalibrate Arctic Engagement:

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