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Sayanangshu Modak

Sayanangshu Modak
Sayanangshu Modak was a Junior Fellow at ORFs Kolkata centre. He works on the broad themes of transboundary water governance hydro-diplomacy and flood-risk management.

Featured Publications

Governing the ‘Water Tower of Asia’: The Case for a System of Integrated Knowledge for the Hindu Kush Himalaya
Mar 25, 2022

Governing the ‘Water Tower of Asia’: The Case for a System of Integrated Knowledge for the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Jayanta Bandyopadhyay | Sayanangshu Modak
Threats to the Environment in the Indo-Pacific: Strategic Implications
Mar 11, 2022

Threats to the Environment in the Indo-Pacific: Strategic Implications

Sohini Bose | Sayanangshu Modak | Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury
Kolkata Colloquium 2019: Reimagining BIMSTEC
Apr 09, 2020

Kolkata Colloquium 2019: Reimagining BIMSTEC

Sohini Bose | Roshan Saha | Sayanangshu Modak

Expert Speak

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Neighbourhood | Water Feb 08, 2023

The Indus imbroglio: Hostile hydropolitics and lack of integrated basin governance

Nilanjan Ghosh | Sayanangshu Modak
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Water | Climate Change Apr 14, 2022

IPCC’s reminder: Not just climate-smart but also water-wise

| Sayanangshu Modak
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Water Oct 29, 2021

Rivers and their legal rights

| Sayanangshu Modak
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Climate Change Sep 22, 2021

South Asia’s tryst with floods: A story less-known

| Sayanangshu Modak | Yusuf Jameel
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Water | Agriculture Dec 23, 2020

Democratising India’s Jal Jeevan Mission: Going bottom-up

Nirmalya Choudhury | Sayanangshu Modak
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Water Dec 12, 2020

Spotlight on planet’s largest hydropower project by China on Yarlung/Brahmaputra

Sayanangshu Modak
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Water Oct 15, 2020

Interstate river water disputes: Chasing ambiguities, finding sense

Ambar Kumar Ghosh | Sayanangshu Modak
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Water | Climate Change Sep 01, 2020

A Panacea for India’s Flood Woes – Lost and Forgotten

Sayanangshu Modak
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Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Water Aug 11, 2020

Choking the Brahmaputra’s flow – Much ado about nothing?

Sayanangshu Modak

Books and Monographs

Amrit Mahotsav: 10 Policies Shaping a Sustainable India

Amrit Mahotsav: 10 Policies Shaping a Sustainable India

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Governing the ‘Water Tower of Asia’: The Case for a System of Integrated Knowledge for the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Governing the ‘Water Tower of Asia’: The Case for a System of Integrated Knowledge for the Hindu Kush Himalaya

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Commentaries

The Farakka Fulcrum of Indo-Bangladesh Hydro-diplomacy
Nov 30, 2020

The Farakka Fulcrum of Indo-Bangladesh Hydro-diplomacy

| Sayanangshu Modak
The Teesta quagmire: India’s missed opportunity?
Nov 11, 2020

The Teesta quagmire: India’s missed opportunity?

| Sayanangshu Modak
Room for the river: Mitigating flood risk in South and Southeast Asia
Oct 10, 2020

Room for the river: Mitigating flood risk in South and Southeast Asia

| Sayanangshu Modak
South Asia’s floods don’t have borders – So why does flood governance?
Jul 21, 2020

South Asia’s floods don’t have borders – So why does flood governance?

| Sayanangshu Modak
Why India needs to buy better water data from China
Jan 13, 2020

Why India needs to buy better water data from China

Jayanta Bandyopadhyay | Nilanjan Ghosh | Sayanangshu Modak
Mt Everest: Overcrowding at the top of the world must be regulated
Aug 09, 2019

Mt Everest: Overcrowding at the top of the world must be regulated

| Sayanangshu Modak
India needs to keep the Indus waters treaty intact
Mar 22, 2019

India needs to keep the Indus waters treaty intact

| Sayanangshu Modak

Issue Briefs

China-India data sharing for early flood warning in the Brahmaputra: A critique
Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Water Dec 04, 2019

China-India data sharing for early flood warning in the Brahmaputra: A critique

Nilanjan Ghosh | Jayanta Bandyopadhyay | Sayanangshu Modak

Special Reports

Threats to the Environment in the Indo-Pacific: Strategic Implications
Mar 11, 2022

Threats to the Environment in the Indo-Pacific: Strategic Implications

Sohini Bose | Sayanangshu Modak | Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury
Kolkata Colloquium 2019: Reimagining BIMSTEC
Apr 09, 2020

Kolkata Colloquium 2019: Reimagining BIMSTEC

Sohini Bose | Roshan Saha | Sayanangshu Modak

Occasional Papers

The Imperatives of India’s Climate Response
Energy | Climate Change Oct 25, 2021

The Imperatives of India’s Climate Response

Sayanangshu Modak
Towards an Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management Along the Bengal Coast
Climate, Food and Environment | Energy | Sustainable Development | Climate Change Jul 08, 2021

Towards an Ecosystems Approach to Fisheries Management Along the Bengal Coast

Sayanangshu Modak
Federalism and Interstate River Water Governance in India
Domestic Politics and Governance Jan 14, 2021

Federalism and Interstate River Water Governance in India

Sayanangshu Modak | Ambar Kumar Ghosh | J. M. Mauskar
From Policy to Practice: Charting a Path for Floodplain Zoning in India
Climate, Food and Environment | Sustainable Development May 25, 2020

From Policy to Practice: Charting a Path for Floodplain Zoning in India

Sayanangshu Modak | Preeti Kapuria
An eco-hydrological perspective to monsoon high flows in the Ganga-Padma system: Imperatives for flood management
Water | Climate Change Sep 30, 2019

An eco-hydrological perspective to monsoon high flows in the Ganga-Padma system: Imperatives for flood management

Preeti Kapuria | Sayanangshu Modak

ORF हिन्दी

आईपीसीसी की चेतावनी : न सिर्फ़ पर्यावरण बल्कि पानी की भी चिंता
Jul 31, 2023

आईपीसीसी की चेतावनी : न सिर्फ़ पर्यावरण बल्कि पानी की भी चिंता

Sayanangshu Modak
दक्षिण एशिया में सैलाब का संकट: कुछ अनजाने, अनसुने क़िस्से
Jul 29, 2023

दक्षिण एशिया में सैलाब का संकट: कुछ अनजाने, अनसुने क़िस्से

Sayanangshu Modak | Yusuf Jameel
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: भारत की विकास गाथा, विकासात्मक विरोधाभास और आर्थिक विकास की बदलती दृष्टि!
Sep 13, 2022

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: भारत की विकास गाथा, विकासात्मक विरोधाभास और आर्थिक विकास की बदलती दृष्टि!

Anirban Sarma | Aparna Roy | Basu Chandola | Debosmita Sarkar | Malancha Chakrabarty | Mona | Nilanjan Ghosh | Oommen C. Kurian | Shoba Suri | Soumya Bhowmick | Sunaina Kumar | Sayanangshu Modak
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: भारत की विकास गाथा, विकासात्मक विरोधाभास और आर्थिक विकास की बदलती दृष्टि!
Sep 13, 2022

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: भारत की विकास गाथा, विकासात्मक विरोधाभास और आर्थिक विकास की बदलती दृष्टि!

Anirban Sarma | Aparna Roy | Basu Chandola | Debosmita Sarkar | Malancha Chakrabarty | Mona | Nilanjan Ghosh | Oommen C. Kurian | Shoba Suri | Soumya Bhowmick | Sunaina Kumar | Sayanangshu Modak
अमृत महोत्सव: वो 10 नीतियाँ, जिनकी वजह से निर्माण हो रहा है एक चिरस्थायी भारतवर्ष का!
Sep 07, 2022

अमृत महोत्सव: वो 10 नीतियाँ, जिनकी वजह से निर्माण हो रहा है एक चिरस्थायी भारतवर्ष का!

Nilanjan Ghosh | Anirban Sarma | Aparna Roy | Basu Chandola | Debosmita Sarkar | Malancha Chakrabarty | Mona | Oommen C. Kurian | Sayanangshu Modak | Shoba Suri | Soumya Bhowmick | Sunaina Kumar
अमृत महोत्सव: वो 10 नीतियाँ, जिनकी वजह से निर्माण हो रहा है एक चिरस्थायी भारतवर्ष का!
Sep 07, 2022

अमृत महोत्सव: वो 10 नीतियाँ, जिनकी वजह से निर्माण हो रहा है एक चिरस्थायी भारतवर्ष का!

Nilanjan Ghosh | Anirban Sarma | Aparna Roy | Basu Chandola | Debosmita Sarkar | Malancha Chakrabarty | Mona | Oommen C. Kurian | Shoba Suri | Soumya Bhowmick | Sunaina Kumar | Sayanangshu Modak
आईपीसीसी की चेतावनी : न सिर्फ़ पर्यावरण बल्कि पानी की भी चिंता
Apr 18, 2022

आईपीसीसी की चेतावनी : न सिर्फ़ पर्यावरण बल्कि पानी की भी चिंता

Sayanangshu Modak
दक्षिण एशिया में सैलाब का संकट: कुछ अनजाने, अनसुने क़िस्से
Jan 06, 2022

दक्षिण एशिया में सैलाब का संकट: कुछ अनजाने, अनसुने क़िस्से

Sayanangshu Modak | Yusuf Jameel
नदी और उनके न्यायिक अधिकार
Nov 22, 2021

नदी और उनके न्यायिक अधिकार

Sayanangshu Modak

ORF मराठी

अमृत ​​महोत्सव: शाश्वत भारताला आकार देणारी 10 धोरणे
Jul 24, 2023

अमृत ​​महोत्सव: शाश्वत भारताला आकार देणारी 10 धोरणे

Anirban Sarma | Aparna Roy | Basu Chandola | Debosmita Sarkar | Malancha Chakrabarty | Mona | Nilanjan Ghosh | Shoba Suri | Soumya Bhowmick | Sunaina Kumar | Oommen C. Kurian | Sayanangshu Modak
वाहणाऱ्या नद्यांच्या कायदेशीर हक्काचे काय?
Oct 30, 2021

वाहणाऱ्या नद्यांच्या कायदेशीर हक्काचे काय?

Sayanangshu Modak
दक्षिण आशिया आणि पूर व्यवस्थापन
Oct 02, 2021

दक्षिण आशिया आणि पूर व्यवस्थापन

Sayanangshu Modak | Yusuf Jameel
बांगलादेश-चीन जवळीक भारतासाठी चिंतेचीबांगलादेश-चीन जवळीक भारतासाठी चिंतेची
Nov 20, 2020

बांगलादेश-चीन जवळीक भारतासाठी चिंतेचीबांगलादेश-चीन जवळीक भारतासाठी चिंतेची

Sayanangshu Modak

ORF বাংলা

অমৃত মহোৎসব: স্থিতিশীল ভারত গড়ার দশটি নীতি
Sep 13, 2022

অমৃত মহোৎসব: স্থিতিশীল ভারত গড়ার দশটি নীতি

Nilanjan Ghosh | Anirban Sarma | Aparna Roy | Basu Chandola | Debosmita Sarkar | Malancha Chakrabarty | Mona | Oommen C. Kurian | Sayanangshu Modak | Shoba Suri | Soumya Bhowmick | Sunaina Kumar
বন্যা ও দক্ষিণ এশিয়া:‌ একটা প্রায় না–জানা কাহিনি
Oct 19, 2021

বন্যা ও দক্ষিণ এশিয়া:‌ একটা প্রায় না–জানা কাহিনি

Sayanangshu Modak | Yusuf Jameel

Contributors

Jayanta Bandyopadhyay

Jayanta Bandyopadhyay

12 Contributions

Nilanjan Ghosh

Nilanjan Ghosh

333 Contributions

Anirban Sarma

Anirban Sarma

116 Contributions

Aparna Roy

Aparna Roy

99 Contributions

Basu Chandola

Basu Chandola

56 Contributions

Debosmita Sarkar

Debosmita Sarkar

140 Contributions

Malancha Chakrabarty

Malancha Chakrabarty

159 Contributions

Mona

Mona

57 Contributions

Oommen C. Kurian

Oommen C. Kurian

282 Contributions

Shoba Suri

Shoba Suri

333 Contributions

Soumya Bhowmick

Soumya Bhowmick

434 Contributions

Sunaina Kumar

Sunaina Kumar

66 Contributions

Sohini Bose

Sohini Bose

173 Contributions

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury

Anasua Basu Ray Chaudhury

110 Contributions

Preeti Kapuria

Preeti Kapuria

49 Contributions

J. M. Mauskar

J. M. Mauskar

6 Contributions

Yusuf Jameel

Yusuf Jameel

5 Contributions

Ambar Kumar Ghosh

Ambar Kumar Ghosh

152 Contributions

Nirmalya Choudhury

Nirmalya Choudhury

2 Contributions

Roshan Saha

Roshan Saha

30 Contributions

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