IPCS, New Delhi

IPCS was pleased to host a track 1.5 regional workshop on 'Climate Change and Geopolitics in South Asia'. The workshop was held from 4-6 May 2026 in Kochi, Kerala, in partial collaboration with the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command.

Are we experiencing #multipolarity or is it just strained unipolarity? What does this mean for emerging powers like🇮🇳? @ruheeneog joined @PaulWilliamsDC for a conversation on ‘Paradigm Shifts and the Rise of India’ for @PILPG's podcast, #LawyeringPeace. youtube.com/watch?v=cYYxQe…

With fantastic opening and closing remarks by: Amb Indra Mani Pandey (SG, BIMSTEC) Addl Sec SHU Dissanayake (Sri Lanka) Amb Riaz Hamidullah (Bangladesh HC to India) Adm Sunil Lanba (former CNS, India) VAdm Biswajit Dasgupta (National Maritime Security Coordinator, India)

We designed the workshop to challenge the assumption that climate impacts--from migration to military dynamics--offer an obvious entry point for South Asian cooperation. Very encouraged by the discourse it generated, and by the participation of officialdom from across the region.

BIMSTEC Secretary General, @IndraManiPR participates in Track 1.5 Regional Workshop on Climate Change and Geopolitics in South Asia organised by IPCS #BIMSTEC #RegionalCooperation #IPCS #ClimateAction @BDMOFA @MFABhutan @MEAIndia @MOFA_Myanmar @MofaNepal @MFA_SriLanka @MFAThai

The 2026 IPCS Track 1.5 Workshop on Climate Change and Geopolitics was held as part of our multi-year project on the security implications of climate in Southern Asia, executed in partnership with the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands.

For the workshop's closing remarks, Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta (Retd)—National Maritime Security Coordinator of India—underlined key challenges to climate cooperation in South Asia.

IPCS was pleased to host a track 1.5 regional workshop on 'Climate Change and Geopolitics in South Asia'. The workshop was held from 4-6 May 2026 in Kochi, Kerala, in partial collaboration with the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command.

Great pleasure to be back @ChathamHouse for a realistic, forward-looking roundtable on arms control--perhaps even more critical now given how far the non-proliferation conversation has regressed. And useful to be reminded, as always, that there is only one Chatham House ‘Rule’.

#IPCSPublication Among the diverse threats that Indian military security faces, climate change poses a unique risk. This #SpecialReport by @SiddharthAnilN1 identifies key factors shaping 🇮🇳's military readiness & highlights how climate change impacts it. ipcs.org/issue_select.p…

#IPCSColumn | #StrategicSpace 'Will Obliterating #Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Ignite Nuclear Ambitions Elsewhere?' Dr. @manpreetsethi01 explains why countries must collectively act to preserve the treaties and norms upholding global nuclear order. Read: ipcs.org/comm_select.ph…

#IPCSCommentary | 'Myanmar: Examining the Discord between the Arakan Army’s Words and Actions' Fiona Raval (@only_fions) asks whether the #ArakanArmy has sidelined its raison d’etre by perpetrating the same violence that necessitated its creation. Read: ipcs.org/comm_select.ph…

#IPCSParallax | The Iran War: Understanding Power, Stability and Resistance Dr. Muneer Ahmed (@Muneer9287) and Ashutosh Nagda (@nagdashutosh) discuss the ongoing conflict in West Asia and underline its implications for Iran and the world. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=xx72TA…

"The book effectively dismantles the popular notion that foreign policy is only an executive undertaking." Prerana Priyadarshi (@priyadarshipre1), Sr Researcher and Deputy Director, reviews 'Indian Parliament: Shaping Foreign Policy' by KV Prasad. Read: thebookreviewindia.org/how-parliament…

"The author successfully connects domestic developments in the context of inequality in China and India to global capitalism." Tapan Bharadwaj (@Tapan_Bh_), Sr Researcher, reviews Vamsi Vakulabharanam's 'Class and Inequality in China and India,1950-2010'. thebookreviewindia.org/class-as-a-det…

IPCS collaborated with The Book Review—India’s first English language review journal—on their Politics and IR special issue. It marks milestone anniversaries: 30 years for IPCS and 50 for @tbrind1976.