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082			_a386.09593 _bNAR-I
100			_aNarayanan, Sripathi _eauthor
245			_aIsthmus of Kra : _bConnecting the Malay Peninsula by Rail and Canal / _cSripathi Narayanan
260			_aNew Delhi : _bIndian Council of World Affairs, _c2022.
300			_a58p.
520			_aThe Isthmus of Kra, which acts as a land bridge that connects the Malay Peninsula with the rest of continental Southeast Asia has been at the centre of two connectivity networks. The first is a canal cutting across the isthmus, thereby connecting the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand. The second is the Singapore-Kunming Rail Line (SKRL), which is aimed at providing rail connectivity within the continental part of Southeast Asia, with Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province of China. Both these connectivity networks have been in the pipeline for many years. This paper analyses the progress that has been made in both these networks and the implication of the same on the region. The paper also examines the implications of these two connectivity networks in the context of the larger Indo-Pacific Region (IPR). Of note here is the potentiality of both these two communication networks increasing the level of economic and people to people contact, which in turn would be reflected on the influence of China upon the nations of Southeast Asian.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aRailroads _xPlanning _zThailand _zKra Isthmus
650			_aCanals _xPlanning _zThailand _zKra Isthmus
650			_aTransportation _xEconomic aspects _zThailand _zKra Isthmus
650			_aInfrastructure (Economics) _xGovernment policy _zThailand
650			_aRegional development _xEconomic aspects _zThailand _zKra Isthmus
650			_aStrategic planning _xTransportation _zSoutheast Asia
650			_aGeopolitics _xEconomic aspects _zSoutheast Asia
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