Anand Kumar

With India and Bangladesh agreeing to settle the payments for their international trade partly in Indian rupee, it can reduce pressure on Bangladeshi dollar reserves.

• Anand Kumar |
• August 18, 2023 |
• Issue Brief

Erdogan’s win a triumph of religion-based nationalism’ has been published in ‘The Tribune’ on 01 June 2023.

As the Turkish Republic celebrates its 100th anniversary, it finds itself at a critical juncture, with Erdogan’s leadership shaping its domestic and international trajectory. The election outcome will likely have far-reaching consequences, with western capitals, Moscow and the wider West Asia region all closely watching Turkiye’s future direction, says Dr Kumar.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on Turkey ‘तुर्किये: मजहबी राष्ट्रवाद के बूते सत्ता में वापसी, भारत विरोधी मंसूबों के समर्थक हैं अर्दोआन’ has been published in Hindi daily Amar Ujala on 31 May 2023.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘Imperatives of Dhaka’s Indo-Pacific outlook’ has been published in ‘The Statesman’ on 12 May 2023.

Though this is a welcome development for a country which was considered as a basket case at the time of its liberation, it has also presented new challenges especially in the economic arena, says Dr Kumar.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on Bangladesh has been published in Amar Ujala on 05 May 2023.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘India for a stable and friendly Govt in Nepal’ has been published Daily Excelsior on 26 December 2022.

Ideally India would like political stability in Nepal and a government with which it can work with. China will obviously prefer Oli and support his endeavours to form the government. Recent boost in energy trade is a bright spot in India-Nepal relationship. At the same time India should also go for infrastructural development and people centric projects. In neighbourhood India should be ready to work with whichever government is in power, says Dr Kumar.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘In the absence of water-sharing deal, India should help Bangladesh with Teesta water management’ has been published in South Asia Monitor on 23 September 2022.

Building a reservoir on the Teesta will help Bangladesh create a climate-resilient infrastructure which will be useful in better managing the common river water, says Dr Kumar.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article ‘India-Maldives ties set for consolidation, but China remains elephant in the room’ has been published in South Asia Monitor on 12 August 2022.

The India-Maldives bilateral relationship that has been on upswing after President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih came to power was further strengthened by his latest visit to India. This was the third visit of President Solih to India since 2018 where an attempt was made to boost connectivity both within the Maldives and between India and the Maldives, says Dr Kumar.

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Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Anand Kumar’s article on India-Maldives relations has been published in Amar Ujala on 08 August 2022.

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The United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPK) have been evolving continuously and Bangladesh as a country has been playing an important role in it. The country wants to remain a dominant contributor to UNPK even in future as the participation brings several advantages in military, diplomatic, economic and social arena. Meanwhile, it has also been realised that to make the UNPK more effective, women have to play an important role as there are certain functions which women can perform better.

• Anand Kumar |
• July-September 2022 |
• Journal of Defence Studies