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Uttam Kumar Sinha

Uttam Kumar Sinha is a leading scholar and commentator on transboundary rivers, climate change and the Arctic. He was Co-Chair of the Think-20 Task Force on ‘Accelerating SDGs: Exploring New Pathways to the 2030 Agenda’ during India’s G20 Presidency. After a brief stint in the print media and a doctoral degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, he joined the MP-IDSA in 2001, where he coordinates the Non-Traditional Security Centre and is the Managing Editor of Strategic Analysis published by Routledge, the institute’s flagship journal. He is a recipient of many fellowships and leadership programmes including senior fellow at the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (2018-2020); Academic Visitor at the Harvard Kennedy School (2015); Chevening ‘Gurukul’ leadership at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2008) and a visiting fellow at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (2006). His recently published work is Trial By Water: Indus Basin and India-Pakistan Relations (Penguin 2025); BBIN Sub-Region: Perspectives on Climate-water-Energy Nexus (Pentagon Press, 2023), Indus Basin Interrupted: A History of Territory and Politics from Alexander to Nehru (Penguin, 2021). His other works include the Riverine Neighbourhood: Hydro-politics in South Asia (Pentagon Press, 2016) and Climate Change Narratives: Reading the Arctic (2014). His edited and co-edited volumes include Modi: Energising a Green Future (Pentagon, 2023); Modi: Shaping a Global Order in Flux (Wisdom Tree, 2023); MODI 2.0: A Resolve To Secure India (Pentagon Press, 2021); The Modi Doctrine: New Paradigms in India’s Foreign Policy (Wisdom Tree, 2016); Non-Traditional Security Challenges in Asia: Approaches and Responses (Routledge, 2015); Arctic: Commerce, Governance and Policy (Routledge, 2015) and Emerging Strategic Trends in Asia (Pentagon Press, 2015).
Senior Fellow

Publication

Ashok K. Behuria and Uttam Sinha’s Op-ed ‘The Field Marshal In His Labyrinth’ Published in The Times of India

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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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.

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Uttam Sinha’s Opinion Piece ‘India’s Calculated Move on the Indus Waters Treaty’ Published in Telangana Today

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.

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Uttam Sinha’s Piece ‘Indus Versus Them’ Published in Time 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 [+]

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