Centre for Himalayan Studies, Shiv Nadar IoE

📢 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗧𝗼𝗼 | 𝗗𝘇𝘂𝗺𝘀𝗮, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

Dr Sangay Lachenpa examines the institution of Dzumsa in Sikkim and how it is being reshaped between political clientelism and the push for development.

📖 ग्राहकवाद (क्लाइन्टेलिज्म) र विकासको खोजी बीच: कसरी परम्परागत हिमालयी संस्था जुम्सालाई कमजोर बनाइँदैछ

click here to read: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/caught-between-clientelism-and-the-search-for-development-how-the-traditional-himalayan-institution-of-dzumsa-in-nepali/

📝 (Original - English version) 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵: 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘻𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥

https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/caught-between-clientelism-and-the-search-for-development-how-the-traditional-himalayan-institution-of-dzumsa-is-being-weakened/

This commentary explores how one of the Himalaya’s most distinctive traditional governance systems is navigating state programmes, party politics, and patron-client dynamics, and what this means for community autonomy and self governance.

Our Director, Dr Jabin T Jacob writes for 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖'𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

This article analyses the evolving Russia–China partnership, shaped by Western pressure on Moscow and Beijing’s growing leverage in an increasingly asymmetrical relationship. It examines economic imbalances, political tensions, and historical mistrust that coexist with strategic cooperation. The piece also explores how Russia’s war in Ukraine and China’s cautious calculations affect their alignment. Finally, it examines the implications for India, arguing that New Delhi’s sentimental reliance on Russia may no longer guarantee strategic security in a shifting geopolitical landscape.

Click here to read: https://indiasworld.in/russia-china-and-the-uneasy-terms-of-authoritarian-coexistence/

📢 Now Available in Nepali | 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆

We are pleased to share that the C𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 “𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮” by Dr Rinan Shah, has now been translated and published in Nepali

शहरीकरण, अत्यधिक वर्षा र हिमालयमा प्रकोपको जोखिम

👉 Click here to read: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/urbanisation-extreme-rainfall-and-disaster-risk-in-the-himalaya-nepali/

Translated by Samir Sharma

🌧️ The piece reflects on the recent rainfall deluge in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and the Sikkim Himalaya, examining how increasingly intense and untimely rainfall, when combined with unplanned urban development, is heightening disaster risks. It underscores the importance of local, regional, and transboundary perspectives on disasters across river systems, from source to sink.

👉 Click here to read the original commentary (English): https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/urbanisation-extreme-rainfall-and-disaster-risk-in-the-himalaya/

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗔𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆

In his latest piece, Claude Arpi, our Distinguished Fellow, examines the life, legends, and enduring legacy of 𝗧𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝘆𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗼, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝘅𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗮, highlighting his deep cultural influence in Tawang and the wider Himalayan region.

Analysing China’s sharp reaction to the 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘪 𝘓𝘢𝘮𝘢 𝘎𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢 𝘛𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘺𝘢𝘵𝘴𝘰 (𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘨, 4–6 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2025), Arpi argues that the Sixth Dalai Lama’s continued resonance in the region unsettles Beijing. This anxiety, he suggests, is closely linked to China’s efforts to control the process of recognising the reincarnation of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

Click here to read: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/why-tawang-conference-on-arunachal-born-dalai-lama-sparked-beijings-anxiety/

📚 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗨𝗽

🟦 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗙𝗦

🔹 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙏𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝘼𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝘼𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙓𝙞 𝙅𝙞𝙣𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜’𝙨 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙓𝙞𝙣𝙟𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜

𝙗𝙮 Anand P. Krishnan

https://lnkd.in/gVJGxNrd

🔹 𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙡: 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣

by Aniruddha Jena, PhD

https://lnkd.in/gsp6HuJ7

🟩 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦

🔹 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙄𝙧𝙖𝙣’𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙊𝙪𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖

by Rustam Seerat

https://lnkd.in/gxrQYZyB

🔹 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙎-𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙨𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾)

https://lnkd.in/gxzCgs-s

🟧 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 (𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀)

🔹 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶

🔹 द्विपक्षीय और बहुपक्षीय सौहार्द के बावजूद भारत-चीन संबंधों में चुनौतियाँ बनी हुई हैं

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾), Anand P. Krishnan

https://lnkd.in/gkyVd7wg

🔹 अमरीका-चीन संबंध प्रतिस्पर्धा के साथ-साथ समानताओं के बारे में भी है

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾)

https://lnkd.in/gZ4FYXJ2

🔹 चीन की वैश्विक पहलें: अंतरराष्ट्रीय संस्थाओं के पतन की तैयारी

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾)

https://lnkd.in/g88UUTyS

🔹 भारत की आर्थिक कमज़ोरियों और दूरदर्शिता की कमी का चीन द्वारा फायदा उठाया जा रहा है

by Anand P. Krishnan and Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾)

https://lnkd.in/g6dfNtxA

🔹 हिमालय में शहरीकरण, अत्यधिक वर्षा और आपदा जोखिम

by Rinan Shah

https://lnkd.in/gMCsWrcv

🔹 जलवायु के स्वर: भारतीय हिमालय में पर्यावरणीय कार्रवाई के उत्प्रेरक के रूप में सामुदायिक रेडियो

by Aniruddha Jena, PhD

https://lnkd.in/gkrt8iSs

🔹 Chinese

🔹 印度和中国双边与多边层面上的友好关系之外，印中关系仍存在挑战

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾) and Anand P. Krishnan

https://lnkd.in/gb7nFFBU

🔹 Punjabi

🔹 ਜਲਵਾਯੂ ਦੀ ਸੁਣਵਾਈ ：ਭਾਰਤੀ ਹਿਮਾਲਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਰਿਆਵਰਣਕ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਲਈ ਉਤਪ੍ਰੇਰਕ ਵਜੋਂ ਕਮਿਊਨਿਟੀ ਰੇਡੀਓ ਦੀ ਭੂਮਿਕਾ

by Aniruddha Jena, PhD

https://lnkd.in/gyktE-SC

🔹 ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਖੇਡ, ਨਵੇਂ ਖਿਡਾਰੀ: ਚੀਨ ਅਤੇ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਤਾਲਿਬਾਨ ਦਾ ਸੰਤੁਲਨ

by Rustam Seerat

https://lnkd.in/gVfi7mXY

🔹 ਹਿਮਾਲਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਹਰੀਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਰੀ ਮੀਂਹ ਕਾਰਨ ਤਬਾਹੀ ਦਾ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ

by Rinan Shah

https://lnkd.in/gyEP8uQS

🔹 Urdu

🔹 طالبان کی چین اور امریکہ کے درمیان توازن کی حکمت عملی

by Rustam Seerat

https://lnkd.in/gcKQyw55

🔹 ہمالیہ میں شہری ترقی، شدید بارشیں اور آفات کا خطرہ

by Rinan Shah

https://lnkd.in/gE24CuK4

🔹 ہمالیہ میں ماحولیاتی بیداری میں کمیونٹی ریڈیو کا کردار

by Aniruddha Jena, PhD

https://lnkd.in/g4w-irFx

🔹 چین کے عالمی منصوبے اور عالمی اداروں کے ممکنہ زوال کی تیاری

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾)

https://lnkd.in/gVxGBibM

🔹 Tibetan

🔹 གོ་ལ་ཁྱོན་དུ་ཁྱབ་པའི་རྒྱ་ནག་གི་ལས་འཆར། རྒྱལ་སྤྱིའི་སྒྲིག་འཛུགས་སྦོ་ལུག་རྒྱུར་གྲ་སྒྲིག་བྱེད་བཞིན་པ།

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾)

https://lnkd.in/gm-azwTe

🔹 ཨ་རི་དང་རྒྱ་ནག་དབར་གྱི་འབྲེལ་བ་དེ་འགྲན་སྡུར་ཡིན་ལ་མཚུངས་སྡུར་ཡང་ཡིན།

by Jabin T. Jacob (郑嘉宾)

https://lnkd.in/gFtSNaXJ

📘 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻 | 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

An article by our Director Jabin T Jacob. for India's World titled “𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢’𝘴 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴: 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴” has now been translated into 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶 and 𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻, expanding its reach to wider and more diverse readerships.

In this piece, Dr Jacob argues that China’s global initiatives, including its latest Global Governance Initiative, indicate that Beijing is operating on the assumption that existing international institutions such as the UN and the WTO are failing, or at least preparing for a future in which they may no longer function as they do today. While China has demonstrated sustained creativity and persistence through world-spanning projects like the Belt and Road Initiative and its four global initiatives, India, he notes, has not matched this scale of ex*****on.

Although India does not lack ideas, as seen in initiatives such as Project Mausam, the Asia–Africa Growth Corridor, and the International Solar Alliance, the challenge has been sustaining momentum, consistently promoting these ideas internationally, and translating them into large-scale, durable projects.

The Centre for Himalayan Studies, Shiv Nadar IoE continues to Broaden the access to critical geopolitical analysis by making key scholarship available across languages and regions.

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 (𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵): https://lnkd.in/g4WQRxfX

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶: चीन की वैश्विक पहलें: अंतरराष्ट्रीय संस्थाओं के पतन की तैयारी

https://lnkd.in/g88UUTyS

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗻: གོ་ལ་ཁྱོན་དུ་ཁྱབ་པའི་རྒྱ་ནག་གི་ལས་འཆར། རྒྱལ་སྤྱིའི་སྒྲིག་འཛུགས་སྦོ་ལུག་རྒྱུར་གྲ་སྒྲིག་བྱེད་བཞིན་པ།

https://lnkd.in/g6RAAFiG

📢 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲| Article by Jabin T Jacob

📖 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝘆: 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰

📍 Originally published in India's World

Jacob argues that China’s rhetoric of a “community with a shared future” conceals a hierarchical world order with China firmly positioned at the top. Through a combination of economic leverage and diplomatic outreach, this vision serves both domestic legitimacy and global ambition.

A hierarchical framework in which China is at the top is, thus, going to be part of its foreign policy approach to bilateral ties. Countries can accept this hierarchy because China is a generous giver – of aid, transport infrastructure, telecom and digital connectivity, and political support for regimes.

Now read in Chinese: 和谐即等级制度：揭开中国全球共同体话语背后的内涵

👉 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/harmony-is-hierarchy-uncovering-the-meaning-behind-chinas-global-community-discourse-in-chinese/

Translated by Japneet Kaur

👉 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/gpBJ-ynT

📘 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 | 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗜𝗿𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮

Author: Rustam Seerat, Independent Researcher

This commentary analyses how Iran–China relations are evolving beyond familiar frameworks of oil trade, the Belt and Road Initiative, and strategic partnerships, into a quieter yet increasingly significant domain of cultural and religious engagement. It examines how Iranian Shia clerics, operating largely outside formal diplomatic channels, are using Mandarin language proficiency, digital platforms, and religious outreach to project ideological influence into Chinese-speaking spaces.

Moving beyond state-to-state agreements, the piece highlights the emergence of clerical digital activism as a new vector of Iranian soft power. Through Mandarin-language sermons, online libraries, social media content, and bilingual religious resources, a small but influential group of Iranian clerics is attempting to introduce Shia religious literacy to Chinese audiences. This reverse flow of cultural and religious influence challenges conventional assumptions about China’s cultural outreach and underscores how ideology, language, and geopolitics intersect in unexpected ways.

🔗 Read here: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/mandarin-mission-irans-clerical-outreach-to-china/

📢 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝗿𝗱𝘂 | 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲

We are pleased to share that the C𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 “𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗮” by CHS Post-Doctoral Fellow, Dr Rinan Shah, has now been translated and published in 𝗨𝗿𝗱𝘂.

ہمالیہ میں شہری ترقی، شدید بارشیں اور آفات کا خطرہ

👉 Click here to read: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/urban-development-heavy-rainfall-and-disaster-risk-in-the-himalayas-in-urdu/

Translated by Dr. Abu Zafar, PhD

🌧️ The piece reflects on the recent rainfall deluge in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, and the Sikkim Himalaya, examining how increasingly intense and untimely rainfall, when combined with unplanned urban development, is heightening disaster risks. It underscores the importance of local, regional, and transboundary perspectives on disasters across river systems, from source to sink.

👉 Click here to read the original commentary (English): https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/urbanisation-extreme-rainfall-and-disaster-risk-in-the-himalaya/

📄 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘆

द्विपक्षीय और बहुपक्षीय सौहार्द के बावजूद भारत-चीन संबंधों में चुनौतियाँ बनी हुई हैं

This commentary is a Hindi translation of the original analysis by CHS Director, Jabin T Jacob and CHS Fellow, Anand P Krishnan, examining the key bilateral and multilateral takeaways from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tianjin for the SCO Summit, and the evolving dynamics of the India–China relationship.

#एससीओशिखरसम्मेलन #रणनीतिकस्वायत्तता #भारतचीनसंबंध #शीजिनपिंग #एलएसीतनाव #गलवानघाटी #सीमाबुनियादीढांचा #व्यापारघाटा #ईवीउद्योग #इंडोपैसिफिक #ट्रम्पटैरिफ #रूसतेल #ब्रिक्स #एससीओ #भारतीयकूटनीति #आरसीईपी #मेकइनइंडिया #पाकिस्तानचीन #ऑपरेशनसिंदूर

👉 Read here: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/even-with-bilateral-and-multilateral-goodwill-india-china-relations-still-face-challenges/

✨ New Issue Brief Published

📘 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗫𝗶 𝗝𝗶𝗻𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴’𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗫𝗶𝗻𝗷𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗴

👤 Author: Dr Anand P. Krishnan, Fellow, Centre for Himalayan Studies, Shiv Nadar IoE

This Issue Brief offers a detailed analysis of Xi Jinping’s September 2025 visit to Xinjiang, undertaken to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It examines how this symbolic and politically significant moment was used to reinforce the Party-state’s agenda of aligning cultural integration, strategic economic development, and the advancement of ‘new quality productive forces’ to recalibrate China’s border governance model. The visit underscored Xi’s emphasis on cultivating a unified national identity, strengthening social cohesion, and promoting cultural convergence as foundations for long-term regional stability.

The Brief also highlights Beijing’s continued prioritization of infrastructure expansion, cross-regional connectivity, clean-energy growth, and the rapid development of digital and data-centered industries as engines of transformation across frontier spaces. Taken together, these themes show how the Party-state is weaving cultural, economic, and technological objectives into a cohesive strategy aimed at shaping a more secure, integrated, and technologically empowered Xinjiang—one firmly aligned with China’s broader national modernization goals and geopolitical ambitions.

Click here to read:https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/culture-economy-and-technology-in-alignment-for-border-governance-an-analysis-of-xi-jinpings-visit-to-xinjiang/

School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR

Culture, Economy and Technology in Alignment for Border Governance: An Analysis of Xi Jinping’s Visit to Xinjiang | Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies Communist Party of China General Secretary Xi Jinping led a central delegation to Urumqi on 23-25 September 2025 for the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Analyzing his speeches and deliberations during this three-day trip, this Issue Brief identifies three key a...

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱

𝘽𝙚𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙡: 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙣

👤 Author: Dr. Aniruddha Jena, PhD, “𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘰𝘱𝘦” Fellow ( IUCN India, 𝘏𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦) and Assistant Professor of Communications, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur

This Issue Brief highlights the crucial role of community radio in strengthening disaster communication across the climate-vulnerable Indian Himalayan Region. As floods, GLOFs, landslides, forest fires, and extreme weather intensify, conventional communication systems often fail to reach remote communities. Community radio emerges as a hyperlocal, trusted medium that keeps information flowing when digital and telecom networks break down.

Drawing on insights from Henvalvani, Mandakini ki Aawaz, and Kumaon Vani, the brief shows how community radio delivers timely updates, counters misinformation, and enables two-way communication during crises. Despite this proven value, community radio remains under-recognised in India’s disaster governance frameworks.

The brief calls for formal integration of community radio into NDMA and SDMA systems, along with dedicated funding, capacity-building support, and stronger collaboration with local agencies. Strengthening community radio is essential for building climate resilience and ensuring last-mile communication in the Himalayas.

Click here to read the paper on our website: https://snu.edu.in/centres/centre-of-excellence-for-himalayan-studies/research/beyond-the-signal-community-radio-and-disaster-resilience-in-indian-himalayan-region/

Beyond the Signal: Community Radio and Disaster Resilience in Indian Himalayan Region | Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies Abstract In the climate-vulnerable Indian Himalayan Region, disaster communication remains a pressing challenge. Erratic monsoons, glacial lake outburst floods, flash floods, landslides, and forest fires are growing in frequency and intensity. Existing disaster management frameworks often fail to re...