Bipandeep Sharma

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Bipandeep Sharma is a Research Analyst at the Non-Traditional Security Centre at the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. His areas of interest include climate change and emerging security dynamics in the Arctic.

Bipandeep Sharma has obtained his M.Phil. from the Department of Defence and National Security Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is currently pursuing his doctoral degree from the same university. Prior to joining MP-IDSA he was a Senior Research Fellow (SRF) at Department of Political Science, Panjab University. He has taught papers on Climate Change and Sustainable Development; Contemporary Global Politics and International Relations, to the B.A. (Hons.) programme at the Institute of Social Science Education and Research, Panjab University, Chandigarh.

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Publication

High Time for India’s First Polar Research Vessel

Melting of the polar ice-sheets and their scientific inter-linkages to Indian monsoons, necessitate India to undertake scientific studies in the Arctic and Antarctica. An independent PRV with required icebreaking capabilities will be a crucial requirement in this regard. It is also important considering the pace of the geo-political and geo-economic transitions happening in the Arctic.

Prospects for India–Russia Cooperation in the Arctic

Given India–Russia longstanding relationship and formal mechanisms of cooperation, the Arctic brings new opportunities. From joint oil and gas development projects to connectivity via shipping and fibre optic routes, the Arctic offers untold opportunities for joint investments and partnerships. It is time India and Russia explored new areas of mutual benefit in the Arctic.

‘De-Securitising the Arctic’ in Climate Change: An Indian Perspective

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Bipandeep Sharma’s paper ‘De-Securitising the Arctic’ in Climate Change: An Indian Perspective’, has been published in India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, which is a flagship journal of Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) by SAGE, on October 14, 2021.

The paper analyses the rapidly transforming Arctic that has led to rethink the concept of security in the region.

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  • Published: 14 October, 2021