'Russian, Indian Ships...': The Iran War Has Put Lives of Seafarers At Risk | Sagarmanthan 2026

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In this Sagarmanthan session, Damyana Bakardzhieva, Senior Research Fellow, Economic Diplomacy at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), United Arab Emirates (UAE), speaks to Deepak Shetty, Former Secretary to the Government of India & Director General of Shipping, Senior Adviser (India) to the MACN (Maritime Anti-Corruption Network), India, and Alexander Sergunin, Professor, Department of International Relations, School of International Relations, St. Petersburg State University, Russia about accountability in the global shipping industry. The speakers discuss attacks on civilian tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, Somali piracy crisis and attacks on Russian tankers. Watch the full video on Firstpost in collaboration with ORF to know more. 00:00 — Building trust in global shipping 01:00 — How flag states shape accountability 02:00 — Russia and flag-of-convenience policies 03:00 — Maritime regulatory arbitrage 04:00 — Seafarer welfare and shipping crises 05:00 — Lessons from Somali

Tags: Sagarmanthan, Firstpost, ORF, Damyana Bakardzhieva, Deepak Shetty, Alexander Sergunin, global shipping, shipping industry, maritime security, maritime trade, Strait of Hormuz, Hormuz attacks, civilian tankers, tanker attacks, shipping accountability, maritime accountability, Somali piracy, Somalia piracy crisis, piracy in shipping, attacks on Russian tankers