Sampa Kundu

Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu's commentary on BIMSTEC, titled ‘BIMSTEC and People-to-People Connectivity’ was published by IPP Review, Singapore, on May 24, 2018.

Enhanced people-to-people contact will create a passage for the bottom-up approach of regionalism which will eventually help the member-states in popularizing the concept of “Brand” BIMSTEC, reads the article.

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Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu’s commentary on India-Myanmar Bilateral Trade, titled ‘The Current Conundrums in India-Myanmar Bilateral Trade', was published in the January 2018 issue of ‘The Diplomatist’. The commentary argues that India still lags far behind in Myanmar in terms of bilateral trade between Nay Pyi Taw and its other neighbours like China and Thailand.

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Reciprocity and mutual understanding on common concerns will help both ASEAN and India to overcome some of the challenges facing their relationship.

• Sampa Kundu |
• February 01, 2018 |
• IDSA Comments

Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu's commentary on ‘ASEAN takeways’ has been published by The Pioneer on November 25, 2017.

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Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu's commentary on BIMSTEC, titled ‘BIMSTEC: A Desirable Alternative to SAARC and An Extra Feather to India’s Act East Policy’ was published by ‘The Kootneeti’ on October 12, 2017.

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Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu's commentary on India-Australia relations, titled ‘India-Australia: A Partnership in Making’ was published in a Special Report on India-Australia Working Together for a Brighter Future, by the Diplomacy & Beyond magazine, in association with The High Commission of India, Canberra, Australia in October 2017.

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The Rohingya crisis is not just Myanmar’s domestic problem but a regional issue and it needs to be tackled at the regional level in a more comprehensive way.

• Sampa Kundu |
• September 08, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu's commentary on ‘ASEAN-India Partnership at 25’ was published by ‘The Diplomat’ on July 7, 2017.

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BIMSTEC needs to build on regional synergies and work towards utilising the available resources optimally by focusing on fewer priority areas and undertaking projects that are economically feasible.

• Sampa Kundu |
• June 20, 2017 |
• IDSA Comments

IDSA Researcher, Dr. Sampa Kundu's article titled ‘Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Prospects and Challenges for ASEAN’ was published by the East Asia Research Programme on April 26, 2017.

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