Interview with professor D Suba Chandran
India has a well-developed Antarctic program, and the country is a relatively new actor in the Arctic. It received an Observer status in the Arctic Council in 2013, published its official Arctic Policy in 2022. India’s interest to the Polar region is growing.
Does India have enough ...
... Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), known as “Third Pole”. The region consists of the geographical area surrounding the Himalaya, which encompasses parts of India, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The relation between the Arctic and the Third Pole is clearly stated in the
IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere
. The Third Pole is arguably the world’s most important ‘water tower’, being the source of ten of Asia’s largest rivers as well as containing the largest volume ...