Anumita is the Joint Coordinator for the South Asia Security Unit and the Horizon Scanning Unit (Asia). As Joint Coordinator for the South Asia Security Unit, she is responsible for collating reports and analyzing the socio-political, economic, environmental and security-related developments in the region. As Joint Coordinator of the Horizon Scanning Unit (Asia), she co-leads a team analysing emerging trends impacting poor populations in South and South East Asia. Her individual area of focus within the 'Asian Horizons' team is India. She has earlier worked on Thailand.
Prior to this Anumita worked extensively on water security in Asia. She was the Project Coordinator for the second phase of the Himalayan Water Security Initiative, focusing on issues pertaining to India, China, Bangladesh and Nepal. She was a principal researcher on SFG's publication 'The Himalayan Challenge: Water Security in Emerging Asia'. She was also the principal researcher on SFG's publication 'Himalayan Solutions: Co-operation and Security in River Basins'. Anumita's article entitled 'Water Security in India: The Coming Challenge was used as a discussion point at a roundtable organized by Future Directions International, Australia in Perth in October 2010.'
Anumita earned her MA in Diplomatic Studies from the Diplomatic Academy of London, at the University of Westminster. For her Masters degree, Anumita completed her dissertation titled "The Impact of 24-7 News Coverage on India's Foreign Policy". She was also the Deputy Editor for her University Newspaper, 'The Smoke', where she wrote a fortnightly column on the US Presidential Election, 2008. Anumita completed her Bachelors Degree in Mathematics from Stella Maris College, receiving her degree from the University of Madras.
Projects 2011 :
- South Asia Security Unit
- Asian Horizons
Publications :
- Himalayan Solutions: Cooperation and Security in the River Basins (March 2011)
- The Himalayan Challenge: Water Security in Emerging Asia (June 2010)
Looking Ahead : Staff Articles -
- The Rise of Imran Khan (December 2011)
- India's Demographic Dividend (September 2011)
- Health on the Line (July 2011)
- Philanthropy in India (June 2011)
- The Future According to Census 2011 (April 2011)
- New-Age Power Couple: India and China (March 2011)
- Something Old, Something New-Water Conservation in Rajasthan (February 2011)
- Maharashtra: A Sorry 'State' of Affairs (December 2010)
- One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (October 2010)
- India and China: A Careful Dance of Diplomacy (September 2010)
- Where the Mind is Without Fear (June 2010)
- Stepping Back: Technology and the State (May 2010)
- India and Afghanistan: The Way Forward (April 2010)
- The Problem of Plenty (February 2010)
- No End In Sight (December 2009)
- What's In A Name? (October 2009)
- A Lack Of Focus (August 2009)
- Water Rights and Women: A Sea Change Is Coming (May 2009)
- The Obama Report Card (April 2009)
- What's Next For Sudan (March 2009)
- A Responsibility To Protect: Why Mugabe Needs To Go (February 2009)
- Human Rights, West Asia and President Obama (December 2008)
- Media Bias of the US Elections: Mere hype or dangerous precedent? (November 2008)
Other Articles :
- 'Water Security in India: The Coming Challenge', Future Directions International, Australia (October 8, 2010)
- Water Security in India: The coming challenge, The India Economy Review, Indian Institute of Planning & Management (IIPM) (June 30, 2010) |
