Uttam Kumar Sinha

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha’s co-authored opinion piece ‘To protect the Sundarbans, Delhi and Dhaka must unite’ been published in The Hindustan Times on 29 September 2022.

Between the two countries, a joint commission on the Sundarbans with a joint secretariat could be set up to plan and implement climate resilience of the Sundarbans and communities dependent on this ecosystem, writes Dr Sinha along with Mr Sanjay Gupta.

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• 29 September, 2022 |

India needs to strengthen its existing bilateral relations with all the Arctic countries and continue to re-emphasize its call for peaceful resolution of Arctic disputes.

• September 01, 2022 |
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Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha’s Oped ‘Stockholm 2022: Charting a new future’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 05 June 2022.

There can be no trade-offs, as the world attempts to transition to a cleaner, sustainable and resilient future, says Dr Sinha.

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• 5 June, 2022 |

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha’s essay ‘Nordic Summit: Everyone wants to be friend with India’ has been published in the latest issue of The Nationalist.

What hitherto remained an unchartered territory; the Nordic-India cooperation is poised to chart a new political and economic path. The Nordic states together have an economy of USD 1.6 trillion. India is now the third largest global economy and the fastest growing major economy. It makes eminent sense to build on what has been achieved and determine solidly the future outcomes, says Dr Sinha.

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• 23 May, 2022 |

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha’s article ‘South Asian Nations Must Collaborate on Climate’ co-written by Sanjay Gupta, has been published in Hindustan Times on 17 May 2022.

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• 17 May, 2022 |

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Kumar Sinha’s chapter ‘EU-India Partnership: Water a Great Enabler’ has been published in the India-EU Special Report on Climate Cooperation. The report was recently launched by the European-India Business Council in Brussels.

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• 25 April, 2022 |

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam K. Sinha’s article ‘BR Ambedkar’s pioneering role in water management’ has been published in ‘Hindustan Times’, on 17 April 2022.

Ambedkar who had once been denied access to water in school due to untouchability, eventually became the principal architect of India’s multi-purpose approach to water resources and water policy, says Dr Sinha.

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• 17 April, 2022 |

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha's research article on 60 Years of the Indus Waters Treaty has been published in the latest issue of Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Jan-Mar 2021.

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• 7 April, 2022 |

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha's co-authored opinion piece

‘Development has become a core issue in Indian politics’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 22 March 2022.

The article analyses the general desire for change towards a people-responsive government and improved provision of services, as reflected in recent electoral verdicts.

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• 22 March, 2022 |

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha’s Opinion Piece ‘What India’s Arctic policy aims to do’ has been published in Hindustan Times on 21 March 2022.

The 27-page policy, a product of inter-ministerial and inter-disciplinary thinking, reflects, at one level, that developments in the Arctic need to be seen through diverse perspectives. At another, it marks a culmination of India’s polar legacy, says Dr Sinha.

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• 21 March, 2022 |