Uttam Kumar Sinha

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Uttam Sinha’s brief ‘Hydropolitics Unveiled: India-China Riparian Relations’ has been published in Asian Confluence Special Series on Water Security on 16 June 2025.

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Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha's opinion piece ‘Indus Waters Treaty: Putting Arbitration in Abeyance’ has been published in Organiser Magazine on 04 June 2025. As a peaceful pause post the abeyance of Indus Waters Treaty has been effectively established, Bharat now has the moral upper hand to renegotiate the rightful terms and conditions for the benefit and prosperity of not just J&K but the whole country, says Dr Sinha. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha's views on Indus Waters Treaty was published in ‘The Print’ on 25 May 2025.

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Senior Fellows Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Ashok K Behuria and Dr Uttam Sinha’s op-ed ‘The Field Marshal In His Labyrinth’ has been published in ‘The Times of India’ on 21 May 2025.

Islamabad is on edge post ceasefire. The #PakistanStandsUnited narrative is slipping. Gen Munir’s promotion is a stabilisation gambit against the army leadership being challenged, write Dr Behuria and Dr Sinha.

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Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Uttam Sinha was extensively quoted in Indian Express story ‘Terror, treaties, and civilisations: Indus through the centuries’, published on 16 May 2025.

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha’s Op-ed ‘Indus Waters Treaty needs to be renewed’ has been published in The Tribune on 30 April 2025. The suspension of the IWT could serve as a critical inflection point — an opportunity to modernise the treaty’s framework, says Dr Sinha. Read Complete Article [+]

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha's opinion piece ‘India's Calculated Move on the Indus Waters Treaty’ has been published in Telangana Today, on 29 April 2025. Abeyance is more about finally asserting country’s legitimate rights to develop our own resources, says Dr Sinha. Read Complete Article [+] Disclaimer: The views expressed by the author are personal and do not in any way reflect the views of MP-IDSA or the Government of India.

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha’s piece ‘Indus Versus Them’ has been published in Time of India on 25 April 2025. Suspension of the water treaty can upend Pak’s agri economy & water security if India can build water storage infra on Chenab & greenlight stalled projects like Tulbul. These’ll take time. The immediate impact is to open up New Delhi’s options & increase uncertainty for Islamabad, says Dr Sinha. Read Complete Article [+]

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA Dr Uttam Sinha chaired a session on India's Neighbourhood at a conference organised by the Political Science Department of Delhi University on 10 January 2025.

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha’s Op-ed on China's Super Dam ‘Why China’s Planning A Super Dam. What India Must Do’ has been published in ‘The Times of India’, on 10 January 2025. Read Complete Article {+}