Anuradha Sen Mookerjee, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Adul Sam-on (right) during the rescue operation.
Handout: Thai Navy Seals.
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Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute for Human Development, Delhi, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)