Global Politics

NIAS Europe Studies

Russia's Position in the Arctic: New challenges

31 May 2023
Indrani Talukdar

The Ground Reality of Feminist Foreign Policy: A Conceptual Analysis of the European Framework

31 May 2023
Debangana Chatterjee

European Integration: Why Recognition of the Armenian Genocide Matters for the EU

31 May 2023
Kasturi Chatterjee

Ukraine crisis: Relooking the Security Debates in Europe

31 May 2023
Ankita Dutta

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NIAS Indian Neighbourhood Studies

Bhutan's Gross National Happiness, Return of Syria to the Arab League, Seventh Ceasefire in Sudan, Bakhmut Battle in Ukraine, Zelenskyy's Diplomatic Offensive, and WMO Report Takeaways

25 May 2023
IPRI Team

The Armenia-Azerbaijan Stalemate

10 May 2023
IPRI Team

ASEAN- India Maritime Exercise, and President Marcos' US Visit

7 May 2023
GP Team

Sri Lanka's IMF deal and Violence in Haiti

23 March 2023
IPRI Team

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Pakistan Reader

Election Schedule for Punjab and KP: A split judicial verdict and the complications thereof

2 March 2023
D Suba Chandran

Peshawar Suicide Attack: Consistent TTP violence and inconsistent State reponse

31 January 2023
D Suba Chandran

PR Explains: Pakistan’s power outage

24 January 2023
Bhoomika Sesharaj

Pakistan’s Blue Helmets: A long-standing contribution

23 January 2023
Abigail Miriam Fernandez

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NIAS Africa Studies

Japan in Africa: Renewed Efforts to Revitalise Relations

31 May 2023
Devjyoti Saha

Droughts in East Africa: A climate disaster

2 May 2023
NIAS Africa Team

Sudan: Intensifying political rivalry and expanding violence

25 April 2023
NIAS Africa Team

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

18 April 2023
NIAS Africa Team

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The World This Week

Thailand elections, G7 Summit challenges, and Ecuador's new instability

28 May 2023
GP Team

G7 Summit in Japan, and China-Central Asia Summit in Xian

21 May 2023
GP Team

Sheikh Hasina’s Visit to the US, UK and Japan

14 May 2023
GP Team

Leaked Pentagon Documents: Major Takeaways

23 April 2023
GP Team

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Conflict Weekly

Bhutan's Gross National Happiness, Return of Syria to the Arab League, Seventh Ceasefire in Sudan, Bakhmut Battle in Ukraine, Zelenskyy's Diplomatic Offensive, and WMO Report Takeaways

25 May 2023
IPRI Team

The Armenia-Azerbaijan Stalemate

10 May 2023
IPRI Team

Another ceasefire in Sudan, and a Counteroffensive in Ukraine

4 May 2023
IPRI Team

Evacuation in Sudan, and the Chinese Ambassador's statement on the status of former Soviet republics

27 April 2023
IPRI Team

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GP Short Notes

The Philippines: President Bongbong Marcos’ US visit

GP Short Notes # 675
7 May 2023

ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise: Towards Maritime Domain Coordination

GP Short Notes # 674
7 May 2023

France: Contended pension reform bill becomes law

GP Short Notes # 673
16 April 2023

Lula's first 100 days in Brazil: Inheriting an economically-weak country, returning to the global st

GP Short Notes # 672
16 April 2023

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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

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...

Rashmi Ramesh

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...

Akriti Sharma

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...

Apoorva Sudhakar

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...

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

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'...

Avishka Ashok

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...

Padmashree Anandhan

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...

Ankit Singh

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...

Anu Maria

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,...

Sethuraman Nadarajan

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...

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

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...

Sourina Bej

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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