Course Scholars

Brighty Ann Sarah

Brighty Ann Sarah is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) under the Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme. She serves as an Assistant Editor for The Conflict Weekly and The World Today, and part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader team.
 
She is currently pursuing her postgraduate studies at the Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai.

GP Commentaries
Conflict Weekly Note
The US-Iran Negotiations in Geneva
Ambiguous Conclusions and Escalating Fears of Military Action
Conflict Weekly #319-320, 20 February 2026

February 2026 | CWA # 1975

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Column: Conflicts in the Middle East
US threats against Iran, and Phase Two operations in Gaza
Conflict Weekly 317, 30 January 2026, Vol 7, No. 4

January 2026 | CWA # 1952

Brighty Ann Sarah

TWTW Note
The Pentagon’s National Defence Strategy: Four major takeaways 

January 2026 | CWA # 1947

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Note
Syria: The State victory over the Syrian Democratic Forces

January 2026 | CWA # 1944

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Note
The War in Gaza: Trump’s Board of Peace and the Challenges to Phase Two

January 2026 | CWA # 1941

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Note
Protests in Iran: Continuing Stalemate and Shifting US Position

January 2026 | CWA # 1936

Brighty Ann Sarah

State of Global Politics 2025
German Elections: Explaining the rise of extremism in East Germany
The World This Week #338, Vol 7, No 52, 31 December 2025

December 2025 | CWA # 1917

Brighty Ann Sarah

State of Global Politics 2025
The US and Syria: Strategic Recalibration and Security Pivot
The World This Week #338, Vol 7, No 52, 31 December 2025

December 2025 | CWA # 1915

Brighty Ann Sarah

State of Peace and Conflict 2025
Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan in Gaza: Progress, Enduring Challenges and the Path Ahead
Conflict Weekly #313, 31 December 2025, Vol. 6, No. 52

December 2025 | CWA # 1902

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Column: The Conflicts in The Middle East
Israel’s escalating attack on Hezbollah and Syria’s deepening sectarian violence

November 2025 | CWA # 1859

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Column
Escalating ceasefire violations and settler violence in Gaza, Israel-Syria tensions, and Israel's pressure on Hezbollah

November 2025 | CWA # 1852

Brighty Ann Sarah

Global Politics Early Bird
Bangladesh and the Sheikh Hasina Verdict: Background, Responses, and Implications

November 2025 | CWA # 1848

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Note
The War in Gaza and the 20-point peace plan: An audit of phase one and the pivot to phase two

November 2025 | CWA # 1840

Brighty Ann Sarah and Preetha R

CW Note
Breakthrough in Gaza: Trump’s 20-Point Plan, A New Opening, and Its Challenges

October 2025 | CWA # 1828

Brighty Ann Sarah

Conflict Weekly
The War in Gaza: Israel’s expanding military campaign
The Middle East
Conflict Weekly 300, 25 September 2025, Vol 6, No. 38

September 2025 | CWA # 1816

Brighty Ann Sarah

CW Note
The War in Gaza: US Post-War Plans and Global Accountability Efforts

September 2025 | CWA # 1807

Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha

CW Note
The War in Gaza: The Ceasefire Conundrum, Attack on Gaza City, and Israel's new settlement plans

August 2025 | CWA # 1799

Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha

CW Note
The War in Gaza: Israel's reoccupation plan and International support for the Two-State Solution

August 2025 | CWA # 1794

Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha

CW Note
The War in Gaza: Failed negotiations, unfolding famine and the mounting international pressure

August 2025 | CWA # 1783

Brighty Ann Sarah and R Preetha

CW Note
Israel, Iran, the US and "The 12 Day War" in the Middle East: Claims & Counter Claims

July 2025 | CWA # 1755

Brighty Ann Sarah, R Preetha, Santhiya M, Aparna A Nair and M Kejia

GP Insights
Thailand-Cambodia Border Confrontation: A military escalation and diplomatic fallout

July 2025 | GP Insights # 932
Brighty Ann Sarah

Other Scholars

Abhimanyu Solanki is a Research Intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader team, contributing to the PR Daily Brief. He is also a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) and PhD scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University...

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...

Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant with NIAS Area Studies-Pakistan, and is a postgraduate in International Studies and International Humanitarian Action

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...

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,"...

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...

Lekshmi MK is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), working with the Area Studies-Pakistan Programme and the NIAS Polar and Ocean Studies initiative. She also serves as an Assistant Editor for The World Today and The World This Week. Her research interests include...

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...

R. Preetha is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS) - Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme. She serves as an Assistant Editor for The World This Week and The World Today, and is also part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader team. She is currently...

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,...

Tanvi Thara Harendra Jha is an intern, and is undergraduate student double majoring in BSc Clinical Psychology and BA Political Science at the School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru.

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.