02102nam a22002537a 4500999001700000020001800017041000900035082002100044100003300065245009300098260005700191300000900248520105800257546001201315650004701327650004401374650006001418650006001478650006601538650005501604650005001659942001201709952012701721  c39730d39730  a9789383445684  aeng.  a386.09593bNAR-I  aNarayanan, Sripathi eauthor  aIsthmus of Kra :bConnecting the Malay Peninsula by Rail and Canal /cSripathi Narayanan  aNew Delhi :bIndian Council of World Affairs,c2022.  a58p.  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.   aEnglish  aRailroadsxPlanningzThailandzKra Isthmus  aCanalsxPlanningzThailandzKra Isthmus  aTransportationxEconomic aspectszThailandzKra Isthmus  aInfrastructure (Economics)xGovernment policyzThailand  aRegional developmentxEconomic aspectszThailandzKra Isthmus  aStrategic planningxTransportationzSoutheast Asia  aGeopoliticsxEconomic aspectszSoutheast Asia  2ddccBK  00104070aNASSDOCbNASSDOCd2024-03-28eGratisg0.00iNAl0o386.09593 NAR-Ip54772r2025-05-23 00:00:00w2024-03-28yBK