India to play global role in ocean geopolitics, addressing climate concerns: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI: India will play a global role in ocean geopolitics, as well as address climate concerns, said Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences Jitendra Singh on Thursday.

He said this while inaugurating Sagar Bhavan and Polar Bhavan — two first-of-its-kind facilities in India and among the very few in the world at Goa’s National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR). The facilities mark a significant step in India’s growing focus on polar and ocean studies.

Pointing out the increasing relevance of ocean geopolitics in…