Geopolitics
The Afanasy Nikitin Seamount: A Geopolitical Quagmire and a Test for Global South Solidarity
A legal stalemate between India and Sri Lanka over the mineral-rich Afanasy Nikitin Seamount in the Indian Ocean is preventing both nations from accessing critical resources vital for their development. This deadlock, created by Western-favored international rules, tragically exemplifies how the global south is systemically blocked from harnessing its own wealth for progress by neo-colonial legal architectures.
