Global Politics

NIAS Europe Studies

Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s India visit: Taking bilateral relations to the next level

14 March 2023
Himani Pant

UK's new bill is a misguided patchwork to Europe's refugee problem

13 March 2023
Sourina Bej

Belarus’s endgame in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

10 March 2023
Indrani Talukdar

Russia: Drone attacks escalate the Ukraine war

9 March 2023
Padmashree Anandhan

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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

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

IN FOCUS | Macron’s visit to Africa: Three Takeaways

8 March 2023
NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | Nigeria elections: Ruling party wins; What is ahead?

7 March 2023
NIAS Africa Team

IN FOCUS | M23 atrocities in DRC and upcoming Nigeria elections

15 February 2023
NIAS Africa Team

Africa in 2023: Elections and conflicts

10 February 2023
NIAS Africa Team

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The World This Week

Saudi Arabia - Iran rapprochement, the AUKUS deal and China's 14th National Party Congress

19 March 2023
GP Team

The UK's new bill on illegal migration

12 March 2023
GP Team

Macron's Africa visit, Suspension of the START treaty and the return of COVID origin debate

5 March 2023
GP Team

Japan, Philippines and the tensions in the South China Sea

19 February 2023
GP Team

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Conflict Weekly

Protests in Georgia, Japan-South Korea reconciliation, and Iran’s school poisoning

9 March 2023
IPRI Team

New BREXIT deal on Northern Ireland, battle for Bakhmut and return of violence in Palestine

3 March 2023
IPRI Team

Protests in China and France, and post-earthquake crises in Turkey and Syria

16 February 2023
IPRI Team

The US-China tensions over balloon, and Weather anomalies in the Americas

9 February 2023
IPRI Team

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GP Short Notes

China's 14th National People’s Congress: Focus on economic recovery and party reforms

GP Short Notes # 695
19 March 2023

AUKUS Submarine Deal

GP Short Notes # 694
19 March 2023

Saudi Arabia: Resumption of diplomatic ties with Iran

GP Short Notes # 693
19 March 2023

The UK: New bill on illegal migration | Misguided patchwork to Europe's refugee problem

GP Short Notes # 696
12 March 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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