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.

INTERNAL DEVELOPMENTS IN MYANMAR: THE ROAD AHEAD, 19 APRIL 2012, IIC

An Interactive session with H.E. Amb. U Zin Yaw, Ambassador of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, New Delhi

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

	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 April-June 2012 January-March 2012 October-December 2011 July-September 2011 April-June 2011
ISSUES BRIEFS & SPECIAL REPORTS
	Connecting South Asia: The Stilwell Road & Sub-Regional Networks Ruhee Neog
	Connecting South Asia: Experimenting with the Greater Mekong Sub-Regional Model Panchali Saikia
	Internal Developments in Myanmar: The Road Ahead Transcript of the Special Address by H.E. Amb. U Zin Yaw
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ARTICLES

Myanmar: NLD’s Victory in the Bypolls
Medha Chaturvedi

The Seoul Nuclear Security Summit: Discovering an Agenda
PR Chari

Censorship Struggle and Social Change in Vietnam
Amruta Karambelkar

APT versus EAS: Indonesia’s Perspective
Chongtham Gunnamani

Myanmar and the West: Economics of Politics
Medha Chaturvedi

Southern Philippines’ Conflict: Quest for a Settlement
Chongtham Gunnamani

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