Course Scholars
Lakshmi V Menon
Lakshmi Venugopal Menon is currently a Research Consultant at the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP), National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. She has contributed to the database on Pakistan relating to CPEC, Balochistan and Pakistan elections 2018.
She is a part of the Conflict Alert team at the IPRI, NIAS.
Her research interests include the following: Peace and Conflicts in Middle East and South Asia, Refugee crisis, Psychological profiling of Terrorists and Human Rights violations in conflict zones. She is currently working on the ISIS in the Af-Pak region and Radicalization.
Lakshmi is a graduate in Psychology from Women’s Christian College, Chennai and a post graduate in International Studies from Stella Maris College, Chennai. Her masters’ dissertation was titled “Radicalization of Youth in Kerala: A Critical Analysis of Psychological Impact of Radicalization on The Youth of Kerala.”
She can be contacted at lakshmimenon0410@gmail.com
GP Commentaries
The World This Year
The Middle East in 2019: Domestic Protests, Bilateral Conflicts and Regional Tensions
December 2019 | CWA # 199
Lakshmi V Menon
Iran, US and the Nuclear Deal
Amidst the US-Iran standoff, Saudi Arabia should be cautious
July 2019 | CWA # 145
Lakshmi V Menon
GP Insights
Tehran: Protests follow the Airplane shooting
January 2020 | GP Insights # 222
Lakshmi V Menon
Syria: Sectarian leaders have a successful meeting in Berlin
January 2020 | GP Insights # 223
Lakshmi V Menon
Italy: Experiments with a new coalition
August 2019 | GP Insights # 140
Lakshmi V Menon
Other Scholars
Harini Madhusudan is currently a PhD scholar, at the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP), School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. She is working a project on Pakistan Research. Her areas of research include Outer Space Law...
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Sourina Bej is currently a Research Associate with the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP) at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. In ISSSP, she is currently working on a DRDO-sponsored project, "Profiling Borderland Communities in Tawang". She is...
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Aparupa Bhattacharjee is currently pursuing her PhD at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. Her research is focussed on Southeast Asia, primarily Myanmar, Thailand, and Malaysia. In particular, she studies politics, conflicts...
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Parikshith Pradeep is currently a Research Intern at the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP), School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. His areas of research include Indo-Pacific, Maritime studies and South China Sea region....
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Rashmi Ramesh is currently pursuing PhD at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Rashmi completed her BA in Economics, Political Science and Sociology from Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. She holds a Masters Degree in Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher...
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Sukanya Bali is currently a Research Consultant at the International Strategic and Security Studies Programme (ISSSP), School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. Her area of research includes Violence and Conflict in South Asia, and China's Soft-power...
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Shubham is a fourth-year law student at National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi. He is currently an research intern in the International Strategic and security studies program at NIAS. He is specializing in International law and has a keen interest in International diplomacy, International...
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Sneha a graduate in Electronics and Communication Engineering from VTU. Her areas of interests are Science and Technology, Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence. She is is currently a research intern at the International Strategic and Security Studies, NIAS.
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Amal is currently pursuing her Masters in International Studies from Stella Maris College, Chennai. Her areas of interest are the Latin American and Caribbean Region, Asia Pacific Region, Indian Foreign Policy, as well as the study of International Relations from a theoretical perspective. She is a part...
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Abigail is currently pursuing Masters in the Department of International Studies in Stella Maris College, Chennai. Her areas of interests are peace and conflict management in the MENA region and Latin America, SDG’s role in climate change, maritime issues in particular to the emerging importance...
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Abigail is currently pursuing Masters in the Department of International Studies in Stella Maris College, Chennai. She is a part of the Conflict Alert team at the IPRI, NIAS.
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Vaishali Handique is currently pursuing her post-graduation in South Asian Studies in the Unesco Madanjeet Singh Institute for South Asian Regional Co-operation, Pondicherry University. She is particularly interested in the conflicts of North-east India, human rights and reformation of primary education...
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