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.
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.
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.
Hydropower cooperation between India and Bhutan should not only help achieve the larger aspirations of the Bhutanese people for peace, prosperity and happiness but also further strengthen bilateral bonds.
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Opangmeren Jamir’s paper ‘Opinion: Decision-makers in Arunachal Pradesh need to take EIAs seriously’ has been published in ‘The Third Pole’ on 04 February 2022.
The recent passage of the Dam Safety Bill by the Indian parliament will only address part of the problem if environmental impact assessments are faulty, says Dr Jamir.
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