About the Course

Global Politics:
Contemporary World Affairs
Winter 2019

The course provides an introduction to contemporary world affairs. The primary objectives of the course are two: first, to enhance the understanding of contemporary global developments with an attempt to comprehend the larger picture and second, to identify and predict the trends leading to a forecast of contemporary world events.

The Course will have the following five modules: Contemporary World Order, Regional Security, Maritime Security, Science and Security and International Economy and Security.

The course looks at contemporary developments in global politics. In addition, it also provides a specialised area specific introduction to bilateral and internal conflicts in South Asia for those students who would like to pursue a course or internship as a part of their post-graduate and graduate programmes.

The course inculcates among the students' basic research skills to identify contemporary problems, make a coherent argument, efficient presentation, and fluent writing styles.

Our Team

Harini Madhusudan is a doctoral scholar with the School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS. Her thesis looks at Militarisation in Outer Space, which draws from a combination of disciplines of International Law, Security Studies, International Relations, and Outer Space as a domain. She is looking...


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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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Akriti Sharma is a doctoral scholar at the Science, Technology and International Relations Programme, National Institute of Advanced Studies. She has completed her Bachelors in Political Science and Masters in Political Science from the Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. She is also the recipient of...


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Apoorva Sudhakar is a Research Associate at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of interest include ethnic conflicts, civil-military relations and political developments in Africa. Apoorva has completed her Masters degree in...


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Abigail Miriam Fernandez Research Associate at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of interest include peace and conflict in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. As a part of her research focus at 'Pakistan Reader'...


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Avishka Ashok is a Research Associate with the Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme in the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. In the STIR Programme, she is currently coordinating the activities of the China Reader...


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Padmashree Anandhan is currently a project associate at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. Her research for the NIAS Europe Studies under the Area Studies initiative focuses on protest movements, conflicts, energy, economic, migration...


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Ankit is a Ph.D. scholar at NIAS, his research interests lie South Asia, peace studies and oral history. His research topic is on political economy of external debt in Pakistan (1971-2021).   Research activities In the STIR program, he is currently assisting in preparations of PR evening...


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Anu Maria Joseph is a Research Assistant in School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. She holds masters in Political Science from Madras Christian College, Chennai. As part of NIAS Africa Studies, she looks into internal politics, external relations,...


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Sethuraman Nadarajan is a Research Assistant with the Science, Technology, and International Relations (STIR) Programme in the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. In the STIR Programme, he is currently coordinating the activities of the...


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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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Sourina Bej is a doctoral candidate in the Department of South Asian Studies at the University of Bonn. She has received the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung European International Cooperation (KAS-EIZ) scholarship for her doctoral study on climate migration, sustainability, and resilience among the rural...


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Analysis

NIAS AFRICA STUDIES
Japan in Africa: Renewed Efforts to Revitalise Relations

May 2023 | CWA # 963

Devjyoti Saha

NIAS Europe Studies Brief
Russia's Position in the Arctic: New challenges

May 2023 | CWA # 962

Indrani Talukdar

NIAS Europe Studies Brief
The Ground Reality of Feminist Foreign Policy: A Conceptual Analysis of the European Framework

May 2023 | CWA # 961

Debangana Chatterjee

NIAS Europe Studies Brief
European Integration: Why Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Matters for the EU

May 2023 | CWA # 960

Kasturi Chatterjee

NIAS Europe Studies Brief
Ukraine crisis: Relooking the Security Debates in Europe

May 2023 | CWA # 959

Ankita Dutta

Commentary
The Trump Phenomenon: Why it Won’t Go

May 2023 | CWA # 955

Amit Gupta

The World This Week
G7 Summit in Japan, and China-Central Asia Summit in Xian

May 2023 | CWA # 954

GP Team

The World This Week
Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to the US, UK and Japan

May 2023 | CWA # 953

GP Team

NIAS Europe Studies
Turkey’s Election: Issues, Actors and Outcomes

May 2023 | CWA # 952

Rishika Yadav

Conflict Weekly
The Armenia-Azerbaijan Stalemate

May 2023 | CWA # 951

IPRI Team

The World This Week
ASEAN- India Maritime Exercise, and President Marcos' US Visit

May 2023 | CWA # 950

GP Team

Conflict Weekly
Another ceasefire in Sudan, and a Counteroffensive in Ukraine

May 2023 | CWA # 949

IPRI Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
Droughts in East Africa: A climate disaster

May 2023 | CWA # 948

NIAS Africa Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
Sudan: Intensifying political rivalry and expanding violence

April 2023 | CWA # 946

NIAS Africa Team

The World This Week
Leaked Pentagon Documents: Major Takeaways

April 2023 | CWA # 945

GP Team

Conflict Weekly
Violence in Sudan and the Battle for Bakhmut

April 2023 | CWA # 944

IPRI Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
IN FOCUS | Nigeria’s new wave of kidnappings: Who, why and what fallouts

April 2023 | CWA # 943

NIAS Africa Team

The World This Week
100 days of Lula in Brazil, and Pension reforms in France

April 2023 | CWA # 942

GP Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
Expanding Russia-South Africa relations

April 2023 | CWA # 941

NIAS Africa Team

NIAS Europe Studies
Pentagon document leak: Russia-Ukraine Conflict From a Tactical Lens

April 2023 | CWA # 940

Padmashree Anandhan

Conflcit Weekly
Violence in Israel and 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement

April 2023 | CWA # 939

IPRI Team

Conflcit Weekly
Protests in Israel, Elections in Finland, and Kidnapping in Nigeria

April 2023 | CWA # 937

IPRI Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
IN FOCUS | Tunisia: The question of undocumented migrants

March 2023 | CWA # 936

NIAS Africa Team

Conflcit Weekly
Sri Lanka's IMF deal and Violence in Haiti

March 2023 | CWA # 934

IPRI Team

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