Riya Sinha
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PhDing @FletcherSchool | Connectivity, borders, infra & logistics| India & its neighbourhood | @CSEP_org | MaitriFellow’24 @USSC | VF’22 @StimsonCenter
Joined September 2012
Thrilled to share my new report from the recent 🇦🇺🇮🇳Maitri Fellowship: Building Bridges Across the Indian Ocean: Australia-India Cooperation for Port Development. Grateful to @USSC & @AusIndiaCentre for this opportunity! Read the full report here:
ussc.edu.au
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On railways in India's regional connectivity strategy, see this study by @_RiyaSinha
https://t.co/urKmomQRKE
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The paper examines India’s cross-border railway connectivity with South Asia, addressing a key question: Despite the political, economic, and geostrategic incentives driving New Delhi’s cross-border...
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Much to learn here... including how India's BSF uses beehives on smart fences to offer the border communities an alternative source of income. Primer by Sushovan Chakraborty & @_RiyaSinha : Fencing, Security and Border Management: The Indian experience https://t.co/y3lo0KDrKD
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Over the next 10 yrs, India plans to fence 1,643km of Myanmar border. B'desh & Pak borders are largely fenced (79% & 61.4%) But, what is border fencing and how does it fit into India's border management strategy? Sushovan & I unpack these questions in our new blog. #Sambandh
Border fencing with India’s neighbours is more than barbed wire, it’s a multi-stakeholder policy challenge. Our new blog by Sushovan Chakraborty & @_RiyaSinha examines how threat perception and strategy drive India’s tailored approach to fence implementation - across ministries
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What future for India-Bangladesh connectivity? Sushovan Chakraborty and @_RiyaSinha look back at one year of suspensions and delays… and propose four ways by which Delhi can prepare now to be able to deliver after the 2026 elections. https://t.co/MCgIqDmgxS
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This blog by Sushovan Chakraborty and Roya Sinha suggests four ways that New Delhi can prepare for a functional connectivity with Dhaka.
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A year after regime change, Sushovan and I track where India-Bangladesh connectivity stands, and where it should go next. Our new blog outlines some measures to make connectivity functional and sustainable.
India-Bangladesh connectivity faces new challenges amid political shifts, but there’s room for pragmatic resets - think low-profile energy projects, Japan-led partnerships & stronger subnational ties. As elections near in Bangladesh, India must prepare today to restore momentum
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After 6 amazing years @CSEP_Org, I’m finally chasing a lifelong dream -starting a PhD at @FletcherSchool @TuftsUniversity this fall! So many to thank, but especially grateful to @ConstantinoX, Amb. Menon & my peers- your support shaped my journey, both personally & professionally
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"India-Nepal connectivity cooperation has undergone a quiet transformation. Developments in roads, railways, pipelines, and power have fostered a shift towards interdependence and sustainability." @_RiyaSinha: https://t.co/P9aqJ5qnjk
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Over the past decade, India-Nepal connectivity cooperation has undergone a quiet transformation. Developments in roads, railways, pipelines, and power have ...
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What Tanks Think: Global Gateway: Advancing EU-India Priorities In The Indo-Pacific by @_RiyaSinha & Dr. Giulia Tercovich (@Giu_Ter) Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung’s latest brief, Global Gateway: Advancing EU-India Priorities in the Indo-Pacific, explores how the EU’s flagship
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An incredibly insightful article by @_RiyaSinha! The Nepali side would do well to take note of her excellent recommendations for deepening🇳🇵🇮🇳 ties, especially as PM Oli prepares to visit India soon. https://t.co/Nv2QPMjs4C
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Over the past decade, India-Nepal connectivity cooperation has undergone a quiet transformation. Developments in roads, railways, pipelines, and power have ...
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Rethinking India-Nepal Connectivity Through Southern Corridors by @_RiyaSinha Riya Sinha examines how India-Nepal connectivity has evolved from physical infrastructure to a strategic vision rooted in soft power, provincial partnerships, and multimodal logistics. She argues that
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In contrast to conventional wisdom, Riya Sinha argues that "connectivity has become the defining theme of India-Nepal relations." https://t.co/480LJkh0nJ
#IndiasWorld @_RiyaSinha @IndiasWorld_mag #IndiaNepal
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@_RiyaSinha has published a new policy brief with Prof. @Giu_Ter on how the EU’s Global Gateway can align with India’s Indo-Pacific priorities! Key themes: green energy, digital infra, critical minerals, trilateral partnerships. Read: https://t.co/w3JGjcBj7b
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💶 The EU’s Global Gateway aims to mobilise €300B for sustainable, secure, values-based infrastructure by 2027. In a new brief w/ @CSDR_India, we asked @_RiyaSinha & @Giu_Ter to examine how EU–India priorities can align in the Indo-Pacific. https://t.co/ycLOY5yu9S 🧵THREAD👇
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❗New Analysis❗ "Global Gateway: Advancing EU-India Priorities in the Indo-Pacific", by Riya Sinha and Giulia Tercovich for Heinrich Böll Stiftung and the Council for Strategic and Defence Research. Read now🔸 https://t.co/zc2Gnt85yb
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चीनको ऋण कि भारतको अनुदान? नेपालको द्विविधा - रिया सिंहा @_RiyaSinha & @saurav_pant12
https://t.co/bhIgvm36Uc
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ऐतिहासिक सम्बन्ध र बोझका कारण दुवै देशबीच राजनीतिक तानातान हुनेगर्छ । प्रधानमन्त्री ओली अझै भारत भ्रमणमा जानुभएको छैन । त्यो बाबजुद पनि समेत सीमा–पार कनेक्टिभिटी परियोजनाहरूमा काम भइरहेको छ । यसले...
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What future for India-#Bhutan relations? What do recent engagements via Assam and initiatives on cross-border connectivity tell us? Discussed this with Prof Mahendra Lama and @_RiyaSinha as we launched our new #Sambandh database:
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So many to thank for their incredible work on this - @ConstantinoX, Anahad Kaur, Nadine Monteiro, Ritika Kaila, @keyakalragupta, Aishwarya Jha, and Dhruv Banerjee. It truly takes a village!
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CSEP's Sambandh Database and Map is now live! Nearly a year in the making, this 1st phase maps and visualises key connectivity projects between India and Bhutan. It's an effort to bring greater clarity into🇮🇳's evolving neighbourhood connectivity. https://t.co/6U42igrHZ5
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I have seen @_RiyaSinha and team work extremely hard on creating this database. Make sure to join the launch with @ConstantinoX , to learn how to navigate this fascinating database that maps India's connectivity in the region. Starting with India-Bhutan infrastructure.
Thrilled to launch the Sambandh Database & Map! First phase with 39 cross-border, India-Bhutan connectivity links -- including energy, border, land and waterways. Developed by @_RiyaSinha and our team to track progress on India's regional connectivity strategy:
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