Opangmeren Jamir

China’s decision to build a mega dam in Medog County poses significant ecological risks.

• February 17, 2025 |
• IDSA Comments

Securing genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people has been a key issue in the negotiations between Tibetan representatives and the Chinese government.

• December 09, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

China is seeking to drive ‘green’ and sustainable economic growth through high technology manufacturing and R&D investments.

• August 01, 2024 |
• IDSA Comments

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Opangmeren Jamir’s opinion piece ‘Securing biodiversity by curbing militarisation in the Himalayas’ has been published in Dialogue Earth on 29 May 2024.

Militarisation and unresolved border disputes in the Himalayas threaten biodiversity, disrupt communities and accelerate environmental degradation, says Dr Jamir.

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• 30 May, 2024 |

The Biden administration’s decision to temporarily extend the 1979 Science and Technology Agreement (STA) with China by six months in August 2023 came against the backdrop of apprehensions over Chinese technology theft.

• March 08, 2024 |
• Issue Brief

It remains to be seen if the UNESCO will become another platform for US–China contentions or realise the lofty goals as enshrined in its constitution.

• September 15, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

China is aiming to make science and technology (S&T) cooperation a significant component of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

• June 13, 2023 |
• Issue Brief

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Opangmeren Jamir’s article ‘Etalin decision a chance to reduce harm of dams in Arunachal’, has been published in ‘The Third Pole’, on 10 March, 2023.
As a number of big dams move forward in Arunachal Pradesh, the Forest Advisory Committee’s refusal to approve the Etalin hydropower project should encourage better consideration of national and state commitments to protect biodiversity, says Dr Jamir.

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• 10 March, 2023 |

Science diplomacy can be used effectively to address critical challenges facing the South Asian region.

• January 31, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Several Belt and Road Initiative projects pass through ecologically sensitive areas and in countries with weak environmental laws and governance.

• August 31, 2022 |
• IDSA Comments