Surya Valliappan Krishna is the associate director of projects and operations at Carnegie India.
His responsibilities include development, communications, finance, and research project management. He manages partnerships with key stakeholders and executes development strategies as part of the operations team. He also oversees the communications team to help craft the organization's external strategy. Additionally, he assists the finance team with budget management, forecasting, and grant compliance.
His research interests are India-Pakistan relations, border security, and cross-border violence. In particular, he works on the nature and dynamics of cross-border violence and its impact on civilian communities.
Surya has a BA (Hons) in psychology from Christ University, Bengaluru and an MA in terrorism, security, and society from the Department of War Studies, King’s College London.
Over the last three years, drone intrusions along the India-Pakistan International Border have increased. This commentary describes the nature of this new threat and outlines countermeasures deployed by the Indian security establishment so far.
In this episode of Interpreting India, Arun K. Singh joins Surya Valliappan Krishna to discuss the India-Pakistan ceasefire along the border.
The violence on the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) has significantly harmed the mental health of the border communities over the past two decades. Given this, the current interval of peace should be utilized to develop and shore up the mental health resources in the border areas.
In a major boost to the lives and livelihoods of border communities, the Department of Telecommunications, Government of India recently removed restrictions on telecom connectivity. For those living along the Line of Control, this means better access to healthcare, educational resources and economic opportunity.
Cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade, which is generally seen only as a confidence-building measure, has benefits for the micro-economy in border areas, which are often overlooked.
A ceasefire along the Line of Control and International Border has lasted a year. It brought relief to civilians, reduced forced displacement, increased access to schools, and allowed construction and development projects to resume.
In South Asia, the coronavirus pandemic is at once a public health crisis, an economic crisis, and a humanitarian crisis.
