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Dams as disasters: Are the dams in Arunachal Pradesh aggravating flood damages in Assam?
May 12, 2022

Dams as disasters: Are the dams in Arunachal Pradesh aggravating flood damages in Assam?

Constructing structural interventions without undertaking proper evaluations has led to man-made disasters.

Mission Basundhara: Taking Assam closer to SDG16 target
Oct 26, 2021

Mission Basundhara: Taking Assam closer to SDG16 target

To put an end to the long conflict that mars the Northeast region, Mission Basundhara in Assam is a small effort in that direction.

Spotlight on planet’s largest hydropower project by China on Yarlung/Brahmaputra
Dec 12, 2020

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

The Medog project was expected — its announcement is synchronised with the Chinese Communist Party’s fifth plenum.

Chinese dam on Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra: Should India be concerned?
Dec 01, 2020

Chinese dam on Yarlung Tsangpo/Brahmaputra: Should India be concerned?

The contribution emerging from the Chinese boundary to the immediate point in the Indian boundary cannot be stated to be negligible.

Drawing lines on the internet: Border conflicts and the politics behind digital maps
Jun 05, 2019

Drawing lines on the internet: Border conflicts and the politics behind digital maps

The act of referring to a country’s map is often a political statement.

Is the Dalai Lama's 'reincarnation' in Arunachal Pradesh the real worry for the Chinese?
Apr 10, 2017

Is the Dalai Lama's 'reincarnation' in Arunachal Pradesh the real worry for the Chinese?

The Dalai Lama had visited Arunachal Pradesh six times before this. But he was not as old then.

ORF Faculty appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
May 21, 2013

ORF Faculty appointed Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma (Retd), Distinguished Fellow at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, has been appointed the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, a strategic border State in the North East.

Why is China renaming seemingly unimportant places in Arunachal Pradesh?
Apr 24, 2017

Why is China renaming seemingly unimportant places in Arunachal Pradesh?

Two of the six spots renamed could be of significance, but the other four are simply points on a map. Is there a method behind this that we cannot discern at the moment?

China factor in domestic politics
Jun 26, 2020

China factor in domestic politics

There is public anger against China and a dominant feeling that China has to be stopped before it succeeds in changing the status-quo on the India-China boundary

From Poppy Fields to Black Markets: Understanding the Drug Trade Across India and Myanmar
Oct 03, 2024

From Poppy Fields to Black Markets: Understanding the Drug Trade Across India and Myanmar

The 2023 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report highlights a surge in drug production in Myanmar, posing serious security challenges. The cultivation of poppy, key for heroin production, increased by 33 percent in 2022, reversing a downward trend seen since 2014. Experts attribute the rise largely to livelihood challenges: Myanmar’s economy contracted by 18 percent in 2021, with only a modest rebound in 2022, and there are the compound

India’s Connectivity Projects with Myanmar, Post-Coup: A Stocktaking
Feb 22, 2023

India’s Connectivity Projects with Myanmar, Post-Coup: A Stocktaking

Myanmar, which shares a border with four of India’s north-eastern states—Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, and Nagaland—is crucial to the country’s ‘Act East’ policy. India has a number of projects with Myanmar in the pipeline, seeking to improve physical connectivity through transport links, which in turn can assist in both countries’ development goals. Since the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February 2021, the country has been

Is Tawang becoming the focus of Sino-Indian relations?
Mar 09, 2017

Is Tawang becoming the focus of Sino-Indian relations?

A former top Chinese negotiator’s statements on a trade-off between Tawang and Aksai Chin could mean a variety of things.

Name games Beijing plays with New Delhi
Apr 09, 2024

Name games Beijing plays with New Delhi

Timing chosen by China to resuscitate the boundary dispute is important. It hopes that the border row may find resonance in the public debate before the polls

Need to utilize services of ex-servicesmen better: Arunachal Governor
May 06, 2014

Need to utilize services of ex-servicesmen better: Arunachal Governor

Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen. (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma says there is an urgent need for utilising the skills of trained ex-servicemen who leave the services in their prime age.

No Progress in China-India Military Talks
Jan 16, 2022

No Progress in China-India Military Talks

A 14th round of military talks ended with a joint statement but no real progress.

Not just Looking East but Acting East
Jun 11, 2015

Not just Looking East but Acting East

The entire region from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Bihar and West Bengal to Arunachal Pradesh will benefit through improved connectivity. India should now look and Act East in Myanmar seriously as the country has a long border with our northeast and sustained friendly relations are important for India.

PM's trip to Russia and China gave reason enough to cheer
Oct 31, 2013

PM's trip to Russia and China gave reason enough to cheer

Though India and China failed to resolve the issue of the stapled visa for those hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, there was substantial progress in other areas. The memorandum of understanding speaks about nine deals signed during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Sela Tunnel: India’s Border Infrastructure Push Makes Progress
Apr 04, 2024

Sela Tunnel: India’s Border Infrastructure Push Makes Progress

With tensions persisting on the Sino-Indian border, Delhi’s efforts to bolster its infrastructure in critical areas continues.

चीनबद्दल भारताचा विचार ‘सर्वव्यापी’ हवा
Oct 19, 2021

चीनबद्दल भारताचा विचार ‘सर्वव्यापी’ हवा

भारत आणि चीन यांच्यातील सीमारेषेवरील घडामोडींकडे अमेरिका आणि चीन संबंधाच्या मोठ्या चौकटीतून पाहणे अधिक महत्त्वाचे आहे.