Global Politics

NIAS Europe Studies

Energy Charter Treaty: Three reasons for EU member states exit

26 November 2022
Sai Pranav

What next for Russia, Ukraine, Europe, South Asia & India, and China

26 November 2022
Harini Madhusudan, Rishma Banerjee, Padmashree Anandhan, Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan, and Avishka Ashok

The UK: Domestic, regional and global challenges to the new Prime Minister

26 November 2022
Sourina Bej

UNGA 77: Who said what from Europe?

26 November 2022
Padmashree Anandhan and Rishma Banerjee

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China Reader

20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of China: Major takaways

23 November 2022
Avishka Ashok

Solomon Islands’ China card: Three reasons why

31 October 2022
Devjyoti Saha

The Biden-Xi phone call and the underlying tensions in bilateral relations

31 July 2022
Avishka Ashok

China’s two major interests in Kazakhstan: Energy and economy

13 March 2022
Avishka Ashok

China in 2021: A year of grandiose political changes and foreign affairs

8 February 2022
N Jayaram

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Pakistan Reader

Aurat March 2022, The return of cricket, Imran Khan’s maiden Russia visit, The new Gas bill

8 March 2022
PR Team

Pakistan, US and Russia: Putin Online, Biden Offline

19 January 2022
Abigail Miriam Fernandez

Five Risks facing Pakistan: Review of the Global Risks Report 2022

18 January 2022
Sneha M

Deepening Pakistan-Russia ties

10 January 2022
Abigail Miriam Fernandez

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NIAS Africa Studies

IN FOCUS | Bamako’s pardon of Ivorian soldiers

10 January 2023
NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | The Wagner Group, exploitation of conflicts and increased dependency on Russia

14 December 2022
NIAS Africa Team

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The World This Week

Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Africa

22 January 2023
Avishka Ashok

North American Leaders Summit, US-Japan 2+2 dialogue and the World Banks' prospects for 2023

15 January 2023
GP Team

The return of Lula and China's relaxation of travel rules

8 January 2023
GP Team

Top 22 developments from the world in 2022

31 December 2022
GP Team

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Conflict Weekly

Population decline in China, and Protests in Peru

19 January 2023
IPRI Team

The new push in the Ukraine war, Ben Gvir’s visit to al Aqsa, Mali's pardon to Ivorian soldiers, violent protests in Brazil and violence over Guzman's arrest

12 January 2023
IPRI Team

Peace and conflict in 2022: Top 50 stories from around the world

30 December 2022
IPRI Team

Global Biodiversity Framework and the EU's gas price capping regulation

22 December 2022
IPRI Team

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GP Short Notes

South Africa: Ramaphosa re-elected as party president, amid ANC divisions

GP Short Notes # 690
25 December 2022

China: Australian leaders' visit reflects a thaw in bilateral relations

GP Short Notes # 689
25 December 2022

The Bahamas: Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried arrested

GP Short Notes # 688
19 December 2022

The US: Rekindling relations with Africa at Leaders Summit

GP Short Notes # 687
19 December 2022

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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...

Joel Jacob

Joel Jacob is a Research Assistant in the Global Politics Course, at the school of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies. She works with the Pakistan Reader and STIR Fortnightly at the Science, Technology, and International Relations Programme, NIAS. Her areas of interest...

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,...

Sai Pranav

Mr. Pranav is a Research Assistant at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. As a part of the NIAS Europe Studies under the Area studies program, he looks into issues relating to energy and border conflicts. He also follows developments...

Sethuraman Nadarajan

Sethuraman Nadarajan is a Research Intern 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...

Bhoomika Sesharaj

Bhoomika Sesharaj is a Research Intern with the Global Politics Course, in the Programme of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. Under the programme, she is currently coordinating the activities of the Pakistan Reader Area Studies Initiative. Her...

Madhura Mahesh

Madhura S Mahesh is a Research Intern in the Global Politics Course at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advance Studies, Bangalore. She is currently working under the Europe Studies Programme under the Area Studies initiative. Her areas of interest include the...

Farhan Hussain

Farhan Hussain is a Research Intern with the Global Politics Course, in the Programme of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. Under the program, he is currently involved in the activities of the China Reader Area Studies Initiative. His areas of interest...

Sayani Rana

Sayani Rana is a research Intern at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advance Studies. She is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in International Relations and Public Policy from St. Joseph’s University. As intern she is currently looking at the...

Allen Joe Mathew

Allen Joe Mathew is a Research Intern with the Science, technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme in the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. He is a final year undergraduate scholar pursuing BA JIP (Journalism, International...

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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