The Southeast Asia Research Programme (SEARP) at the Institute of Peace and Conflict studies (IPCS), New Delhi, India aims to promote research on Southeast Asia in India, map the existing nature and dynamics of India - Southeast Asia relations, and highlight current political, economic and security developments of mutual concern. Through a combination of discussion-based events and research work, this programme seeks to achieve its goal of creating avenues for collaboration and fostering understanding between India and the ASEAN.

“Northeast (NE) as an Engine of Growth”- Expanding the linkages with Southeast Asia”

Strategies specifically targeted at improving the Northeast's links with Southeast Asia are vital to the strategic interest of India both in terms of Asian geopolitical balance and as a hub of regional and international commerce. To realize this objective, and to achieve the objectives of Vision 2020, India will have to improve the governance, infrastructure and improvised economy of these geographically-inclined states. IPCS have formed a Task Force comprising of intellectuals, scholars and former bureaucrats (from New Delhi and the Northeast), to help the Institute monitor on these issue. The Institute intends to interact with the institutions in the NE region regularly.

“Inside Southeast Asia-Internal Political Challenges, Inter-State Conflicts and Regional Security”

The Institute monitors the internal issues of Southeast Asian countries on a regular basis and further intends to convert the process into an annual meet to understand the dynamics of the current issues, challenges and problems in Southeast Asia. Inside Southeast Asia, the internal political and social systems and the interaction between the two have created an interesting mix of hope, challenges and threats at the national, bilateral and regional levels. Under this initiative, the Institute organizes an annual symposium to discuss on these issues and invites young scholars to write background papers based on the annual symposium’s theme.

SEARP FIRST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ,25 November 2011,IIC

The Southeast Asia Research Programme at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) in collaboration with SAEA Group, Singapore and Indian International Centre organized its first annual conference titled ‘Inside Southeast Asia’ on 25 November 2011. The primary focus of the conference was on the following three themes: ‘Internal Political Challenges’, ‘Inter-State Disputes’ and ‘ASEAN & Regional Security’

Ambassador Sudhir Devare addressing at the Inside Southeast Asia Conference.

Amb. IP Khosla, D.Suba Chandran, Dr. Mallika Joseph and Amb. Eric Gonsalves at the Inside Southeast Asia Conference

SOUTH CHINA SEA: OPPORTUNITY OR LIABILITY?
7 DECEMBER 2011,IPCS CONFERENCE ROOM
The China Research Programme & Southeast Asia Research Programme (SEARP) at the IPCS organized an interactive session on South China Sea at the IPCS Conference Room.  

Maj.Gen(Retd.)Dipankar Banerjee with Amb. Aftab Seth at the interactive session on ‘South China Sea: Opportunity or Liability?’

	An Alternative Strategy for Southeast Asia: Looking through India’s Northeast’, Edited by D. Suba Chandran, Tuli Sinha & Harnit Kaur Kang
SEARP QUARTERLY
	Southeast Asia October-December 2011 July-September 2011 April-June 2011
ISSUES BRIEFS & SPECIAL REPORTS
	Linking with Southeast Asia: Developing Northeast India’s Tourism Potential Ruhee Neog
	Linking India’s Northeast with Southeast Asia: Significance of Internal Connectivity & Backward Integration Panchali Saikia
	Special Report on ‘Inside Southeast Asia’ - First Annual Conference. Southeast Asia Research Programme(SEARP)
	Special Report on ‘South China Sea: Opportunity or Liability?’ Bhavna Singh & Panchali Saikia

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The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit: Opportunities for the New Decade 
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Myanmar: Rohingya Refugees and Thailand’s ‘Push-Back’ 
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Vietnam: Why is the Economy not taking off? 
Seema Joshi

The Banning of the Ahmadiyah in Indonesia 
Tri Susdinarjanti

Papua: The Tensions Within
Tri Susdinarjant

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