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Raja Mandala: Hope in Hanoi

The first summit between Trump and Kim enhanced Singapore’s reputation as Asia’s emerging diplomatic centre. For Hanoi, the second summit is a big opportunity to showcase Vietnam’s dramatic economic transformation in recent years.

· February 25, 2019
Indian Express
In the Media
New Ripples in Andaman Sea

China’s rising profile in the Andaman Sea is not limited to building strategic infrastructure like the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor and the Kra Canal that allow Beijing reduce its current dependence on the Malacca Straits and access the Indian Ocean directly. Its military profile too is rising.

· November 13, 2018
Indian Express
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Paddling Upstream: Transboundary Water Politics in South Asia

Major waterways in South Asia are at risk of overuse, but India and its neighbors face an uphill battle to broaden multilateral cooperation in response.

  • Ambika Vishwanath
· October 10, 2018
In the Media
Raja Mandala: Securing the Littoral

Securing the eastern Indian Ocean in partnership with Southeast Asian littorals like Singapore, Indonesia, and Thailand could be one of the important near-term Indian contributions to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific.

· June 5, 2018
Indian Express
In the Media
Raja Mandala: Call From Southeast Asia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Singapore focuses on three increasingly interconnected themes—the strategic, economic, and technological.

· May 29, 2018
Indian Express
In the Media
No Longer Sea-blind

If the idea of Asia drew New Delhi and Jakarta close in the 1950s, it might well be the Indo-Pacific that will provide the framework for long overdue strategic re-engagement.

· May 28, 2018
Indian Express