NIAS South Asia Course 2024-25

Contemporary South Asia State of Politics, Economy, Society & Foreign Policy

NIAS Online Certificate Course 2024-25
by
National Institute of Advanced Studies
&
Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
Supervisor: Prof D Suba Chandran
Co-Supervisor: Prof A Subramanyam Raju
Online, Weekly

About the students

Abhimanyu Solanki is a final-year postgraduate student at the University of Delhi. His research interests include Maritime security and development, State Politics, and public policy.

Abhishiktha S Kumar is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Public Policy at St Joseph's University. Her areas of interest include China, Maritime Security, and Border Conflicts

Akshita Malik is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Public Policy at St Joseph's University. Her areas of interest include China, Sri Lanka, and Nepal

Astha Panda is a first-year Master's student at the Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University. She has a keen interest in the field of domestic politics of India, with a focus on governance, policy-making, and social movements.

Ayush Joshi is a postgraduate student in the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University. His areas of interest lies in defence studies, warfare, counter terrorism, diplomacy with special focus on China and Pakistan.

Devika K is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Public Policy at St Joseph's University. Her areas of interest include gender and conflict studies, non-conventional security threats, and maritime security

Ditipriya Ghosh is a Masters student at Department of Politics and International studies, Pondicherry University. Her area of interest coincides with the new waves of terrorism, India's strategic architecture and Chinese debt trap policy in South Asia.

Divya Kamal is a first year postgraduate student at the Center for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University. His research interests include Climate Induced Conflicts, Human Impact Stories and Blue Economy.

Emma Rose Boby is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Public Policy at St Joseph's University. Her areas of interest include Bangladesh, Foreign Policy, and Media

Saurabh Verma is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be university) BGR campus. His research interests include geopolitics, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.

Souparnika Suresh is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, St Joseph's University, Bengaluru. Her research interests include contemporary politics of South Asian countries, non-traditional security threats, and China

Souparno Rakshit is a Postgraduate student of South Asian Studies in Pondicherry University. His interests are South Asia, Religion, Culture, Media, Global governance, Environmental Sustainability

Suchitra Jakkala is a Masters Student at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University. Her areas of interest are trade relations and business holding capacity of South Asian countries, China, Tibet and Arctic Circle.

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, CHRIST (Deemed to be university) BGR campus. Her research interests include Geopolitics, Conflict Studies, Political Communication and Public Policy. 

Vishnudev S is a postgraduate student at Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University. His research interests include South Asian politics, transnational security, African geopolitics and Foreign policy studies.