Course Scholars

Dhriti Mukherjee

Dhriti Mukherjee is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. She is an assistant editor for the Conflict Weekly. Apart from this, she is also a part of the Pakistan Reader team and Indian Neighbourhood Studies Team. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Media Studies, and Economics, from Christ (Deemed to be University) Bangalore. Her areas of interest include climate change, gender and conflict, diplomacy, and International Law. Additionally, she assists with editing and copywriting.


GP Commentaries
Growth and Investment in Pakistan: Four Takeaways
July 2024 | CWA # 1402

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan: The decision to ban PTI
July 2024 | CWA # 1401

Dhriti Mukherjee

PR Review I Pakistan Economic Survey 2024 (Part-III)| Climate Change in Pakistan: Five Takeaways
July 2024 | CWA # 1384

Dhriti Mukherjee

Haiti: The UN backed Kenyan police force lands
June 2024 | CWA # 1358

Dhriti Mukherjee

Sindh Provincial Budget 2024-25: Urban and Political
June 2024 | CWA # 1352

Dhriti Mukherjee

Mexico Elections 2024: A Historic Moment sees a First Woman President in North America
June 2024 | CWA # 1342

Dhriti Mukherjee

The US: Jury finds Donald Trump Guilty on 34 counts. Five Takeaways of the verdict
May 2024 | CWA # 1335

Dhriti Mukherjee

Ten Years of CPEC-1 (Dasu Hydropower Project: A Profile)
May 2024 | CWA # 1332

Dhriti Mukherjee

Blasphemy, Harassment of Religious Minorities Continue: Five Takeaways from USCIRF Annual Report on Religious Freedoms
May 2024 | CWA # 1316

Dhriti Mukherjee

Lawyers’ protests in Lahore: Two Reasons Why
May 2024 | CWA # 1310

Dhriti Mukherjee

9 May Violence: One Event, Different Actors, Multiple Outlooks
May 2024 | CWA # 1305

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan and Freedom of Expression: Eight Takeaways from the Freedom Network Report
May 2024 | CWA # 1302

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan's Position on the War in Gaza
May 2024 | CWA # 1295

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan's narrow tax base: Failures so far, challenges ahead
May 2024 | CWA # 1293

Dhriti Mukherjee

Profile: Street Crimes in Karachi
April 2024 | CWA # 1283

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan grapples with soaring electricity bills and free riders
September 2023 | CWA # 1075

Dhriti Mukherjee

Pakistan’s power predicament: Soaring bills and public discontent
September 2023 | CWA # 1071

Dhriti Mukherjee

GP Insights
Venezuela: Violence follows after President Maduro gets re-elected for a third time 

August 2024 | GP Insights # 965

Dhriti Mukherjee

The US: President Biden's executive immigration order for Mexico border

June 2024 | GP Insights # 904

Dhriti Mukherjee

The US: Contradictions in the Abortion laws in Arizona and Florida

May 2024 | GP Insights # 890

Dhriti Mukherjee

Other Scholars

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 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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

Research Associate, Area Studies-Africa Anu Maria Joseph is a Research Associate 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,...

Ms Rohini Reenum is a Doctoral Student at the Science, Technology and International Relations Programme, School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of interest in terms of research are Maritime Security, Ocean Governance, International Relations Theory,...

Nuha Aamina is a research assistant at NIAS Area Studies -Pakistan. 

Abhiruchi Chowdhury is a Research Assistant at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS, Bangalore. He is the Assistant Editor of "The World This Week." He is also a part of the Pakistan Area Studies and is a member of the editorial team for Pakistan Reader. His areas of interest...

Research Assistant, Area Studies-Europe Fleur Elizabeth Philip is a Research Assistant at NIAS Bangalore. She is associated with the NIAS Europe Studies and NIAS Polar and Ocean Governance Studies. Her research focuses on politics, economy, protests, EU, NATO operations in all of Europe and the Arctic...

Research Assistant, Area Studies-China, East Asia and the Pacific     External Publications Femy Francis, "Pakistan elections: four provinces, mixed results, one message | Data," The Hindu, 29 February 2024 Femy Francis, "China’s ties with Africa | Explained,"...