Publications
- Essay 10 September 2024
International Space Law — A Mapping in 2024 (Transcript of a Lecture at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru)
On 24 February 1603, three Dutch ships belonging to the then-newly formed Dutch East India Company anchored off the Strait of Singapore. Later that night, a large Portuguese carrack, Santa Catarina, anchored next to them. It was a gigantic U‑shaped boat carrying nearly a thousand people (majority slaves), 1200 bales of Chinese raw silk, several hundred ounces of musk, and a large amount of Ming porcelain. Losing no time, the…