Akash Sahu

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Archive data: Person was Research Analyst at MP-IDSA
Mr Akash Sahu was a Research Analyst with the Centre for Southeast Asia and Oceania at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi. His primary focus is Southeast Asian studies where he closely looks at ASEAN multilateralism and external relations of ASEAN, including India-ASEAN engagements. The Mekong region in Southeast Asia has been of significant interest to his research. He also follows developments in the balance of power, and traditional & non-traditional security in the Indo-Pacific region.
Some of his work has appeared with publications like South China Morning Post, South Asian Voices, Urbanet, South Asia Journal and Manila Times. Apart from MP-IDSA, he has also written for other think tanks like Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) and Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). He has completed Masters in Diplomacy, Law and Business (MADLB) from Jindal Global University (JGU). His capstone project during the MADLB program was on Radicalisation in Indonesia, one among his areas of research in MP-IDSA. He had been associated with Centrec for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at JGU.

Research Analyst
Phone: +91 11 2671 7983

Publication

Myanmar’s Junta Is Running out Of Time to Make Progress on ASEAN Peace Plan

Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Akash Sahu’s article ‘Myanmar’s junta is running out of time to make progress on Asean peace plan’ has been published in South China Morning Post on 03 September 2022.

As the government is squeezed by internal opposition and external isolation, the fear is that it will take even more drastic measures to stay in power, says Mr Sahu.

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  • Published: 3 September, 2022

Eastwards Ho? India’s Relations with the Indo-Pacific

Eastwards Ho? India’s Relations with the Indo-Pacific edited by E. Sridharan comprising 15 essays by renowned experts on Asian geopolitics, seeks to place India on the strategic map of the evolving Indo-Pacific region as an economic and geopolitical power. At the outset, the editor provides a succinct overview of economic integration in Asia, particularly of China with its neighbours reflected in a massive increase in bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs).

India-ASEAN Relations: The Need to Reconsider RCEP

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Akash Sahu’s article ‘India-ASEAN Relations: The Need to Reconsider RCEP’ has been published by Fulcrum by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, on 22 July 2022.

There was no mention of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership when the foreign ministers of India and ASEAN met in New Delhi last month. India opted out of RCEP negotiations in 2019. New Delhi might want to reconsider its position.

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  • Published: 22 July, 2022

Why it’s So Hard to Quit Chinese Steel

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Mr Akash Sahu’s article ‘Why it’s so hard to quit Chinese steel’ has been published by ‘Pacific Forum’ on 4 May, 2022.

China’s hold over steel, particularly stainless steel, has increased radically in recent decades..But that is not the complete picture. Chinese companies also produce steel in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia. Production has shifted to ASEAN countries with the onset of the US-China trade war to reduce dependency on China, but if Southeast Asia’s production of steel, an essential component in manufacturing, were controlled by Beijing, then regional value chains remain vulnerable, says Mr Sahu.

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  • Published: 4 May, 2022