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<p class=”text-body text-muted small”>The HAL Dhruv ALH has become a mainstay of the Indian Army’s rotary-wing capabilities. In this image, an Indian Army Dhruv hovers as Australian Army troops from the 13th Brigade conduct a drill in India in 2022. (Commonwealth of Australia)</p>

<p>The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to acquire 34 Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Dhruv Mk IIIs.</p>

<p>The INR80.7 billion (USD973.8 million) contract was announced on 13 March and covers 25 ALH Dhruv Mk IIIs for the Indian Army with role-specific equipment and nine for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), according to the Indian MoD.</p>

<p><em>Janes</em> understands that the 34 helicopters will be delivered in batches from later this year. “The deliveries will be staggered. We expect all deliveries to be completed by 2026–27,” an industry source told <em>Janes</em> on 15 March.</p>

<p>The contract for the 34 helicopters was signed within a week of India’s Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approving the requested acquisition on 7 March.</p>

<p>The Dhruv Mk IIIs to be supplied to the army are the utility version of the helicopter. The MoD said these helicopters will be used in roles such as “search and rescue (SAR), troop transportation, … cargo [hauler], reconnaissance, and casualty evacuation”. The MoD said that the Dhruvs are capable of deployment and operation in high-altitude regions such as the Siachen Glacier and Ladakh.</p>

<p>The Dhruv Mk IIIs for the ICG will be delivered for maritime operations, the MoD said.</p>

<p>The ministry added that this sub-variant of the helicopter is designed for maritime surveillance and interdiction, SAR, rappelling operations, cargo carrying, personnel transportation, pollution response using external cargo-carrying capability, and evacuations of medical casualties.</p>

<p><em>For additional information on the Advanced Light Helicopter, please see</em>HAL Dhruv.</p>

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In the two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, the fighting has caused widespread horror and devastation. Over 10,000 civilians have been killed and more than half a million people injured. Still millions of others are internally displaced, seeking refuge abroad, or are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

The idea of war – and how to prevent it – was a central concern when 51 nations came together to form the United Nations over seven decades ago. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses deep challenges to the international rules-based order and raises complex questions of international law, not only for Ukraine, but for nations around the world.

In partnership with the Ukrainian Association of International Law, which worked with other stakeholders such as the Ukrainian Bar Association, the American Society of International Law helped to convene a gathering of international lawyers in Lviv, Ukraine in December 2023.

Lviv was home to three giants in the field of international law: Hersch Lauterpacht, Rafael Lemkin, and Louis Sohn. Lauterpacht developed the concept of crimes against humanity, Lemkin pioneered the term “genocide,” and pushed for the adoption of the U.N. Genocide Convention, and Sohn played a pivotal role in helping to conceptualize article 51 of the U.N. Charter on the right of self-defense.

Many of those who gathered in Lviv are now sharing their reflections on the meeting in a Just Security symposium. Joining the show to discuss the symposium are four of its editors, Kateryna Busol, Olga Butkevych, Rebecca Hamilton, and Gregory Shaffer.

Kateryna is a Ukrainian lawyer and an Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Olga is President of the Ukrainian Association of International Law and Chaired Professor of Law at Kyiv’s National University of Taras Shevchenko. Rebecca is an Executive Editor at Just Security and a Professor of Law at American University, Washington College of Law. Greg is the Scott K Ginsburg Professor of International Law at Georgetown University Law Center and the President of the American Society of International Law.

Listen to the episode by clicking below.

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