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

March 2023 | CWA # 930

Sourina Bej

The World This Week
The UK's new bill on illegal migration

March 2023 | CWA # 928

GP Team

NIAS Europe Studies
Belarus’s endgame in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

March 2023 | CWA # 927

Indrani Talukdar

NIAS Europe Studies
Russia: Drone attacks escalate the Ukraine war

March 2023 | CWA # 926

Padmashree Anandhan

NIAS Europe Studies
The UK: Conservative party put to test as worker strikes continue

March 2023 | CWA # 925

Padmashree Anandhan

NIAS Pakistan Reader
Peshawar Suicide Attack: Consistent TTP violence and inconsistent State reponse

January 2023 | CWA # 923

D Suba Chandran

NIAS Pakistan Reader
PR Explains: Pakistan’s power outage

January 2023 | CWA # 922

Bhoomika Sesharaj

NIAS Pakistan Reader
Pakistan’s Blue Helmets: A long-standing contribution

January 2023 | CWA # 921

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

NIAS Pakistan Reader
Karachi: The race and new alignments for the Mayor

January 2023 | CWA # 920

D Suba Chandran

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

March 2023 | CWA # 919

NIAS Africa Team

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

March 2023 | CWA # 918

NIAS Africa Team

The World This Week
Japan, Philippines and the tensions in the South China Sea

February 2023 | CWA # 915

GP Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
IN FOCUS | M23 atrocities in DRC and upcoming Nigeria elections

February 2023 | CWA # 913

NIAS Africa Team

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

February 2023 | CWA # 912

IPRI Team

The World This Week
Russia in Africa, and Biden's State of the Union address

February 2023 | CWA # 911

GP Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
Africa in 2023: Elections and conflicts

February 2023 | CWA # 910

NIAS Africa Team

Conflict Weekly
The continuing crisis in Israel

February 2023 | CWA # 909

IPRI Team

The World This Week
Two years after the coup in Myanmar, and the EU-Ukraine Summit

February 2023 | CWA # 908

GP Team

NIAS AFRICA WEEKLY
IN FOCUS | Chinese Foreign Minister's visit to Africa

February 2023 | CWA # 907

NIAS Africa Team

Conflict Weekly
Protests in Spain, Sweden and Israel

February 2023 | CWA # 906

IPRI Team

2023: The World This Year
China: A complicated economic recovery

January 2023 | CWA # 905

Avishka Ashok

2023: The World This Year
Latin America: Elections, problems of governance and deteriorating economy

January 2023 | CWA # 904

Madhura Mahesh

2023: The World This Year
Europe: An impending energy crisis and its economic fallouts

January 2023 | CWA # 903

Padmashree Anandhan

2023: The World This Year
Defence: Towards a new cold war

January 2023 | CWA # 902

Ankit Singh

2023: The World This Year
Brazil: Managing Bolsonaro’s legacy

January 2023 | CWA # 901

Riya Itisha Ekka

2023: The World This Year
Africa: Despite the elections, democratic backslide will continue 

January 2023 | CWA # 900

Apoorva Sudhakar

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