Global Politics

NIAS Europe Studies

Who will be the next UK prime minister: Liss Truss v. Rishi Sunak

6 August 2022
Padmashree Anandhan

Will Russia's latest attack on the Odessa port, undermine the grain deal with Ukraine?

31 July 2022
Padmashree Anandhan

France: Uber files leak, and Macron’s trouble

24 July 2022
Padmashree Anandhan

Italy: Three factors about its current political instability

24 July 2022
Emmanuel Selva Royan

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China Reader

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

China’s Economic Strategy: Global Strike vs. Globalization

4 February 2022
Amit Gupta

Alibaba then, Didi now: Three reasons why Beijing is going after its tech giants

11 September 2021
Sukanya Bali

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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 | Tunisia's political crisis

3 August 2022
NIAS Africa Team

Tunisia’s political crisis: Five questions

31 July 2022
NIAS Africa Team

Tribal conflict in Blue Nile: Causes and Implications

29 July 2022
NIAS Africa Team

Sudan-Ethiopia border tensions and a profile of Blaise Compaoré

12 July 2022
NIAS Africa Team

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The World This Week

Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Sri Lanka's appeal to the IMF and Amnesty's report on Ukraine's Human Rights Violation

7 August 2022
GP Team

Taiwan and Biden-Xi conversation, and a controversial referendum in Tunisia

31 July 2022
GP Team

Putin’s meeting with Khamenei and Erdogan

24 July 2022
GP Team

Biden's Middle East visit, and Elon Musk's backtracking on the Twitter deal

17 July 2022
GP Team

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Conflict Weekly

Zawahiri's killing, Pope's apology to the indigenous people in Canada, Iraq's political crisis, and Senegal's disputed elections

4 August 2022
IPRI Team

Russia’s gas warning to Europe, and Sudan’s intra-tribal clashes

21 July 2022
IPRI Team

President Rajapaksa’s resignation and the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, and the military's withdrawal in Sudan

14 July 2022
IPRI Team

Political Stalemate in Libya, and the Fall of Luhansk in Ukraine

6 July 2022
IPRI Team

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GP Short Notes

Putin’s meeting with Khamenei and Erdogan

GP Short Notes # 649
24 July 2022

Elon Musk Versus: 'Twas a troll after all

GP Short Notes # 648
17 July 2022

The Middle East: Biden's visit to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and West Bank

GP Short Notes # 647
17 July 2022

China and the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Bali, Indonesia

GP Short Notes # 646
10 July 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

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...

Harini Madhusudan

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...

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...

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'...

Apoorva Sudhakar

Apoorva Sudhakar is a Research Assistant at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of interest include peace and conflict in South Asia and Africa, climate change and human-wildlife conflict. Apoorva has completed her Masters degree...

Lokendra Sharma

Lokendra Sharma is currently a PhD scholar at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), IISc Campus, Bengaluru. He has a Masters degree in International Relations from the MMAJ Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has...

Akriti Sharma

Akriti Sharma is currently a PhD scholar, at the Science Diplomacy Programme, School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru. She holds a Bachelors and Masters degree in Political Science from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. Her research interests...

Avishka Ashok

Avishka Ashok is a Research Assistant with the Science Diplomacy Programme in the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. In the Science Diplomacy Programme, she is currently working on coordinating the activities of the programme, compiling and...

Juan Mary Joseph

Juan Mary Joseph is currently a Research Intern at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of interest include China and East Asian studies. She has completed her Masters in International Studies from Christ (Deemed to be) University and...

Porkkodi Ganeshpandian

Porkkodi Ganeshpandian holds a postgraduate degree in Political Science from Madras Christian College, and is currently a research intern at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her research interests are centred on South Asian politics, North Korean Politics...

Wonchibeni Tsopoe

Wonchibeni Tsopoe is currently a Research Intern at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS). Her area of interest includes India’s Northeast and South Asian studies. She has completed her post-graduation in Political Science from St.Joseph’s...

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