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    Amit Ranjan

    Introduction

    Dr Amit Ranjan’s research interests include water disputes, South Asian politics (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh), India’s regional policy and India’s internal security. His papers, review essays and book reviews have been widely published in journals, including Asian Affairs, India Quarterly, South Asia Research, and Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. He has also contributed commentaries, opinion editorials and reviews in newspapers and websites.

    Prior to joining ISAS, Dr Amit worked as a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. He completed his doctoral studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He obtained his master degree from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.

    Areas of Interest and Expertise

    • Water Disputes in South Asia
    • India’s Regional Policy
    • Politics in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan
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    Research Fellow
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    Email
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    isasar@nus.edu.sg
    DID
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    +65 6516 3379
    Designation
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    Research Fellow

    CONTRIBUTIONS

    ISAS Briefs

    After Pahalgam: Is the Indus Waters Treaty Doomed?

    Amit Ranjan

    28 April 2025


    ISAS Briefs

    The BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok:
    Potential and Challenges

    Amit Ranjan

    11 April 2025


    ISAS Briefs

    Pro-Monarchy Support in the Himalayan Republic

    Amit Ranjan

    17 March 2025


    ISAS Briefs

    The MCC, the BRI and Nepal

    Amit Ranjan

    24 February 2025


    ISAS Briefs

    Delhi’s Newly Elected Government:
    Environmental Challenges

    Amit Ranjan

    10 February 2025


    ISAS Briefs

    Muizzu’s Visit to India:
    An Attempt to Reset Ties

    Amit Ranjan

    15 October 2024


    ISAS Briefs

    The Qosh Tepa Canal:
    Source of Possible Regional Tension

    Amit Ranjan

    19 September 2024



    ISAS Briefs

    Indian Foreign Minister’s Visit to the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    13 August 2024


    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Options in Post-Hasina Bangladesh

    Amit Ranjan

    12 August 2024


    ISAS Briefs

    A Country in Turmoil:
    Political Violence in Bangladesh

    Amit Ranjan

    6 August 2024


    ISAS Briefs

    Indian Budget FY2024/25:
    Aid to the Neighbours

    Amit Ranjan

    6 August 2024


    ISAS Insights

    A New Coalition in Nepal:
    Implications for Domestic and Foreign Policies

    Amit Ranjan, Kamal Dev Bhattarai

    20 May 2024



    ISAS Briefs

    Parliamentary Elections in the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    26 April 2024


    ISAS Insights

    Navigating South Asia’s Market-Driven Climate Action

    Samridhi Pant, Amit Ranjan

    19 February 2024



    ISAS Special Reports

    75 Years of Partition:
    Rupture and Connectivity

    Claudia Chia, Wini Fred Gurung, Amit Ranjan

    30 December 2023



    ISAS Amit Ranjan

    India and Bhutan-China Boundary Talks

    Amit Ranjan

    15 September 2023


    ISAS Briefs

    The Presidential Elections in the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    28 August 2023


    ISAS Working Papers

    Nepal’s Foreign Policy Priorities

    Amit Ranjan, Kamal Dev Bhattarai

    17 August 2023


    ISAS Briefs

    Afghanistan’s Water Fight with Iran

    Amit Ranjan

    14 August 2023



    ISAS Briefs

    Politics before the Presidential Election in Nepal

    Amit Ranjan

    7 March 2023


    ISAS South Asian Discussion Papers

    Emerging Security Challenges and Water Politics in the Himalayas

    Wini Fred Gurung, Amit Ranjan

    2 March 2023


    ISAS Briefs

    India-Pakistan and the Indus Waters Treaty

    Amit Ranjan

    2 February 2023


    ISAS Briefs

    China-Bhutan Border Talks

    Amit Ranjan

    24 January 2023


    ISAS Briefs

    Presidential Election in the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    19 January 2023


    ISAS Insights

    New Government in Nepal: Challenges and Concerns

    Amit Ranjan

    3 January 2023


    ISAS Working Papers

    Pakistan’s New Middle Class

    Neo Pei En, Phedra, and Amit Ranjan

    15 December 2022


    ISAS South Asian Discussion Papers

    Nepal’s Foreign Policy in a Changing World

    Pramod Jaiswal, Amit Ranjan

    2 December 2022


    ISAS Briefs

    Nepal’s Upcoming Elections: The Issues that Matter

    Amit Ranjan

    9 November 2022


    ISAS Briefs

    The Ganges Waters Treaty:
    What will Happen after 2026?

    Amit Ranjan

    12 September 2022


    ISAS Special Reports

    Nepal and the World

    Wini Fred Gurung, Sujeev Shakya, Amit Ranjan

    8 June 2022


    ISAS Insights

    China’s Diplomatic Investments in South Asia

    Amit Ranjan, Zheng Haiqi

    20 April 2022


    ISAS Briefs

    Wang Yi’s Visit to Nepal: A Boost to Bilateral Ties

    Amit Ranjan

    29 March 2022


    ISAS Insights

    Ratification of the MCC Nepal Compact: Domestic Political Implications

    Wini Fred Gurung, Amit Ranjan

    22 March 2022


    ISAS Insights

    Balancing China and India: An Unenviable Task for the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    10 February 2022




    ISAS Insights

    Bhutan: Walking a Tightrope

    Amit Ranjan

    17 January 2022


    ISAS Briefs

    Rising Sea Levels: Threat for the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    8 December 2021



    ISAS Insights

    The MCC Nepal Compact A Victim of Political Divisions

    Amit Ranjan

    20 September 2021



    ISAS Working Papers

    Direct Action and Emancipation: The Politics of the Shiv Sena Women’s Wing

    Stacy Fernandes, Amit Ranjan

    6 August 2021




    ISAS Insights

    K P Oli Loses Trust Vote: Nepal in a Political Crisis

    Amit Ranjan, Wini Fred Gurung

    20 May 2021




    ISAS Working Papers

    China’s Territorial Claims and Infringement in Bhutan: Concerns for India

    Wini Fred Gurung, Amit Ranjan

    1 April 2021


    ISAS Working Papers

    2020 Myanmar Elections: No Signs of Change for the Rohingyas

    Roshni Kapur, Amit Ranjan

    5 January 2021


    ISAS Insights

    Resetting the Relationship: India’s Recent Engagements with Nepal

    Wini Fred Gurung, Amit Ranjan

    28 December 2020


    ISAS Working Papers

    United States-­Maldives Defence Pact: What Lies Ahead for India?

    Amit Ranjan

    14 October 2020


    ISAS Special Reports

    The COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on South Asia

    Archana Atmakuri, Chulanee Attanayake, Keshav Bashyal, Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Mohammad Tarikul Islam, Muhammad Bin Khalid, Shivshankar Menon, Deeparghya Mukherjee, Karthik Nachiappan, Amitendu Palit, MMd Mustafizur Rahman , Vinod Rai, Dipinder S Randhawa, Amit Ranjan, Ronojoy Sen, Iqbal Singh Sevea, S Narayan and Bilesha Weeraratne

    1 October 2020



    ISAS Working Papers

    Bihar Assembly Elections: Politics in the times of COVID-19

    Amit Ranjan and Jeetendra Kumar

    7 August 2020


    ISAS Briefs

    China’s Hydropower Projects on River Brahmaputra

    Amit Ranjan

    6 August 2020



    ISAS Briefs

    Developments on Nepal-China Border: Concerns for India

    Amit Ranjan

    1 July 2020


    ISAS Insights

    Impact of COVID-19 on Nepal’s Economy

    Keshav Bashyal and Amit Ranjan

    18 June 2020



    ISAS Working Papers

    India-Nepal Tensions: The Issue of Lipulekh

    Amit Ranjan

    5 June 2020


    ISAS Briefs

    Goa Tourism: Under the Shadow of COVID-19

    Amit Ranjan

    14 May 2020



    ISAS Insights

    COVID-19: Economic Impact and Challenges for the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    4 May 2020


    ISAS Insights

    New Dilemmas for Sri Lanka: Federalism and Post-war Reconciliation

    Roshni Kapur and Amit Ranjan

    16 April 2020


    ISAS Briefs

    The Maldives’ Response to COVID-19

    Amit Ranjan

    6 April 2020


    ISAS Briefs

    Maharashtra’s Fight against COVID-19

    Amit Ranjan

    25 March 2020


    ISAS Insights

    India’s Groundwater Woes

    Amit Ranjan

    16 March 2020



    ISAS Insights

    Structural Transformation of Bhutan’s Economy: Challenges Remain

    Amit Ranjan

    17 February 2020



    ISAS South Asia Scan

    The Maldives: Politics Of An Island Nation

    Amit Ranjan

    26 December 2019


    ISAS Working Papers

    India-Nepal Row over the Updated Map of India

    Amit Ranjan

    7 December 2019


    ISAS Insights

    Hasina’s Visit to India: Few Issues Remain

    Amit Ranjan

    15 October 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics in India: Will it Work?

    Amit Ranjan

    8 October 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    It’s Development Versus Environment in Mumbai

    Amit Ranjan

    25 September 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    The Changing Dynamics in India-Nepal Relations

    Amit Ranjan

    5 September 2019



    ISAS Briefs

    Modi Visits Bhutan to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

    Atmakuri Lakshmi Archana, Amit Ranjan

    27 August 2019


    ISAS Insights

    The Radicalisation of Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Singapore

    Nazneen Mohsina and Amit Ranjan

    22 August 2019


    ISAS Insights

    Bangladesh: Growth at the Cost of the Environment?

    Amit Ranjan

    8 August 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    Solih Visits Singapore to Boost Bilateral Ties

    Amit Ranjan

    3 July 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    India’s Impending Water Crisis

    Amit Ranjan

    20 June 2019


    ISAS Briefs

    Modi’s Forthcoming Visit to Maldives and Sri Lanka

    Amit Ranjan

    7 June 2019


    ISAS Insights

    Environmental Degradation: Never an Election Issue in India

    Amit Ranjan

    22 May 2019



    ISAS Insights

    545 : Parliamentary Elections and Challenges in the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    17 March 2019


    ISAS Insights

    541 : Foreign Policy and Voting Pattern in India

    Amit Ranjan

    8 March 2019


    ISAS Insights

    534 : Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Re-Defining Identity

    Amit Ranjan

    25 January 2019



    ISAS Briefs

    632 : A New Chapter in India-Maldives Relationship

    Amit Ranjan

    19 December 2018


    ISAS Briefs

    626 : Challenges for the New Government in the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    4 December 2018


    ISAS Working Papers

    310 : India-Bhutan: Affirming 50 Years of Relationship

    Amit Ranjan and Losheini Ravindran

    7 November 2018


    ISAS Working Papers

    309: India-Bhutan Hydropower Projects: Cooperation and Concerns

    Amit Ranjan

    17 October 2018



    ISAS Insights

    516 : Power Shift in Bhutan and its Implication for India

    Amit Ranjan

    25 September 2018



    ISAS Working Papers

    304 : Militancy in Bangladesh

    Amit Ranjan and Roshni Kapur

    31 July 2018




    ISAS Working Papers

    293 : The Cauvery River Water Disputes in India

    Amit Ranjan

    16 April 2018






    ISAS Working Papers

    278 : The ‘Interlinking of Rivers’ Project in India: Potentials and Challenges

    Amit Ranjan and Faiza Saleem

    18 December 2017


    ISAS Working Papers

    276 : The Maldives: On a Complex Political Trajectory

    Amit Ranjan

    17 November 2017


    ISAS Working Papers

    271 : The Rohingya Crisis – A Challenge for India and Bangladesh

    Amit Ranjan

    25 September 2017


    ISAS Briefs

    508 : Triple Talaq in India: Religious versus Gender Issues

    Amit Ranjan

    4 September 2017




    ISAS Briefs

    502 : The Shifting Sands of Bihar Politics

    Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy and Amit Ranjan

    28 July 2017


    ISAS Insights

    425 : Rise of the Islamists in the Maldives

    Amit Ranjan

    27 June 2017




    ISAS Insights

    403 : Hasina’s Visit to New Delhi: An Assessment

    Amit Ranjan

    20 April 2017



    ISAS Insights

    390 : Waiting for Hasina: Gains, Bargains and Expectations

    Amit Ranjan

    9 February 2017


    BOOKS

    The Aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971: Enduring Impact

    Amit Ranjan, Taj Hashmi, Mazhar Abbas

    2 September 2024

    Migrants on the Move: Precarity in Times of the Pandemic

    Amit Ranjan, Pushpendra, Shashank Chaturvedi

    7 June 2022

    Introduction

    Amit Ranjan, Alan Bloomfield

    2 March 2021

    Slums, Migrant Workers, and COVID-19 in Mumbai

    Amit Ranjan

    1 September 2020

    Water Issues In Himalayan South Asia

    Amit Ranjan

    7 February 2020

    Partition of India: Postcolonial Legacies

    Amit Ranjan

    26 November 2018