Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha is Research Fellow at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha's opinion piece on India’s improving relations with Central Asia has been published in Hindi daily ‘Prabhat Khabar’, on December 22, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s opinion piece on ‘25-years of Ganga Treaty’ was published in Hindustan Times, on December 12, 2021.
Twenty-five years ago, in New Delhi, Prime Ministers (PMs) HD Deve Gowda and Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh signed a treaty on the sharing of the Ganga waters at Farraka. The governments viewed the treaty, valid for 30 years, as an outcome that would bolster future cooperation, says Dr. Sinha.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s article on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to India has been published in Hindi Daily ‘Prabhat Khabar’ on December 09, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha's opinion piece ‘The centrality of the Arctic in the India-Russia partnership’ has been published in Hindustan Times, on December 2, 2021.
For Russia, it showcases its reliability as far as difficult geography is concerned, while for India, the partnership expresses a confident country, says Dr. Sinha.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s Opinion Piece on Government’s bid to cut down oil prices, has been published in Hindi daily ‘Prabhat Khabar’, on November 25, 2021.
Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha’s commentary ‘COP 26: India’s Climate Actions Speak Louder Than Pledges’ has been published in The Nationalist on November 25, 2021.
The developed world has to wake up and realise that a one-solution-suits-all-approach is not the best way forward in meeting climate challenges rather encouraging alternate successful approaches, as India has demonstrated, while providing finance and technology to support their commitments is the path, which unfortunately the developed world has failed to take, says Dr. Sinha.
A chapter on Indus Waters Treaty, by Dr. Uttam Sinha, Research Fellow Manohar Parrikar IDSA, titled ‘Indus Waters Treaty: Past Imperfect, Future Tense’ was published in SP’s Military Yearbook 2021, on November 8, 2021.
Given India–Russia longstanding relationship and formal mechanisms of cooperation, the Arctic brings new opportunities. From joint oil and gas development projects to connectivity via shipping and fibre optic routes, the Arctic offers untold opportunities for joint investments and partnerships. It is time India and Russia explored new areas of mutual benefit in the Arctic.
Research Fellow, MP-IDSA, Dr. Uttam Sinha's co-authored opinion 'Climate Crisis: Why India must focus on adaptation' was published in Hindustan Times, on October 19, 2021.
The local development plans at the block and panchayat levels need to focus on developing climate-resilient systems, livelihoods, and assets, both public and private, says Dr. Sinha.
An opinion piece by Dr. Uttam Sinha, Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA on 'How civil engineers shaped India's geography' has been published in Hindustan Times, on September 19, 2021.
