IPCS colleagues were invited to speak on 'Climate, Security and the Military' in an online workshop jointly organised by Loughborough University, UK, and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India, on 18 September.

IPCS, in partnership with BIMSTEC and Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, was pleased to co-host a Policy Implementation Workshop on Climate Change and HA/DR in the Bay of Bengal. The workshop was held on 24-25 October in Bangkok, Thailand. It featured region-wide, track 1.5 participation.

Honoured to have BIMSTEC Sec Gen H.E. Indra Mani Pandey deliver the opening remarks at our IPCS-BIMSTEC-HD Policy Implementation Workshop. Sec Gen Indramani Pandey, IFS (R) emphasised the role of regional cooperation in addressing climate change and HADR concerns in the Bay of Bengal region.

Authored by Fiona Raval, Dr Muneer Ahmed, Prerana Priyadarshi, & Tapan Bharadwaj, the report examines key domestic power contenders in #Bangladesh, role of external players, and the implications of political change for global stakeholders. Fiona Raval Prerana Priyadarshi Tapan Bharadwaj

IPCS & Division South/Southeastasia HSF were pleased to host a closed-door roundtable discussion on 'Geopolitics of Climate Change & Energy in India 🇮🇳-EU 🇪🇺Cooperation' on 29 Nov in New Delhi. We are grateful to Dr. Arvind Gupta, Director VIF India, for chairing and delivering the opening remarks.

We are also thankful to Dr Dhanasree Jayaram (Dhanasree Jayaram, PhD) and Tapan Bharadwaj (Tapan Bharadwaj) for their scene-setting presentations; and our participants for their contributions to the discussion.

Excited to be a part of the much-needed Track 1.5 policy dialogue (IERF) featuring the IND-EU partnership. 1st RT on CRM covered many imp issues. IERF will indeed become a pioneering initiative that holistically and sustainably addresses the shared challenges b/w IND and EU.

#BIMSTEC’s 6th Summit highlights the #BayOfBengal’s growing strategic importance. Since 2021, IPCS has been at the forefront of advancing research & dialogue on the region—partnering with BIMSTEC & beyond—& in association with Clingendael Institute Planetary Security Initiative. Key activities🧵:

Authored by IPCS’ Fiona Raval, Siddharth Anil Nair and Tapan Bharadwaj, the report recommends regional complementarity to address natural disasters. At the launch, Fiona Raval & Tapan Bharadwaj presented the report's key findings. Read the report here: ipcs.org/issue_select.p…

IPCS met H.E. Mr Pranay Verma, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, for a wide-ranging discussion on 🇮🇳foreign policy issues. Fiona Raval and Tapan Bharadwaj presented him with their report, Harmonising HA/DR in the Bay of Bengal, launched at the BIMSTEC Secretariat on 8 July.