IDSA Researcher, Dr. Sampa Kundu's article titled ‘Regional Security in Southeast Asia: Prospects and Challenges for ASEAN’ was published by the East Asia Research Programme on April 26, 2017.
The result of the by-election clearly indicates the need for the NLD government to speedily engender trust among the ethnic minorities. A successful peace process and peace negotiations can be one aspect of it.
This backgrounder offers an overview of the two most challenging concerns for Myanmar’s democracy – ethnic unrest and economic hardships – and how the new government is planning to address these issues in particular and also more generally the influence of the Tatmadaw in politics.
The Hague Tribunal’s decision and China’s take on it are unlikely to compel Duterte to ignore economic interests that can be furthered through cooperation with China.
Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu’s article on China’s policy on South China Sea, titled ‘China divides ASEAN in the South China Sea’ was published in East Asia Forum on May 21, 2016.
Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu’s commentary on new governments Southeast Asia, titled ‘Challenges before the New Governments in Southeast Asia’, was published in ‘The Dialogue’ on May 6, 2016.
Independent India was a typical continental power, mostly due to its difficult land border disputes with China and Pakistan. During the Cold War days, India wanted that the major world powers should withdraw themselves from the Indian Ocean, presence of whom was actually a threat to India’s ideological inclination to the non-aligned movement.
Research Assistant, IDSA, Dr Sampa Kundu’s article on India’s ASEAN Policy, titled ‘India’s ASEAN Approach: Acting East’ was published in ‘The Diplomat’ on April 8, 2016.
Notwithstanding the relatively lower death toll, the January 14 attack has caused alarm in the region given that it came as proof of the claim made by the IS in 2014 about intensifying its activities across Southeast Asia.
The 2017 By-elections in Myanmar: A Warning Signal for Suu Kyi?
The result of the by-election clearly indicates the need for the NLD government to speedily engender trust among the ethnic minorities. A successful peace process and peace negotiations can be one aspect of it.