Course Scholars

GP Commentaries
The World This Week
The SCO Summit in Bishkek:
The US-Venezuela Oil Agreement
The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 06 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2267

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Note
The US-Venezuela Oil Agreement:
Realignments and Energy geopolitics
The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2266

Nithin V | Nithin V is a postgraduate student in International Relations, with an interest in geopolitics, international political economy, and climate governance. He is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

TWTW Profile
The SCO Summit 2026:
Who said what
The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 06 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2265

Sreemaya Nair | Sreemaya Nair is a postgraduate student at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai. She is also a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

TWTW Takeaways
The SCO Summit in Bishkek:
Four takeaways on rejecting sanctions on Iran, de-dollarisation, and emphasis on territorial integrity
The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 06 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2264

Sreemaya Nair | Sreemaya Nair is a postgraduate student at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai. She is also a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

Conflict Weekly
The US-Iran War Week 26 I The Trial of Joshua Wong
The State of Food Security and Nutrition
Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2263

NIAS Global Politics Team

CW Newsmakers
Drone attacks in Germany | Settler violence in Palestine
Somali Piracy | DR Congo's Ebola crisis | Attempted coup in Niger
Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2262

Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella, Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani and Urja R Kudalkar

CW Takeaways
Africa's State of Food Security and Nutrition:
Five takeaways on Food insecurity, Geographic disparities and Diet affordability
Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2261

Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

CW Takeaways
The State of Food Security and Nutrition:
Six takeaways of the WHO 2026 Report on rising food insecurity and the affordability crisis
Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2260

Yesasvi Koganti

CW Explainer
The Trial of Joshua Wong:
What are the charges? Why did he plead guilty now?
Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2259

Aparna A Nair | Aparna A Nair is a postgraduate student at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai. She is currently a Research Assistant at NIAS.

CW Note
The US-Iran War Week 26:
Renewed Escalation and Diplomatic Deadlock
Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2258

Brighty Ann Sarah | Brighty Ann Sarah is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.

TWTW Newsmakers
Lake Ontario
SpaceX hits triple digits:

August 2026 | CWA # 2256

Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani and Urja R Kudalkar

Global Politics Explainer
China's First Land-Based Rocket Recovery:
What made the Zhuque-3's landing successful? How do Zhuque-3 and Falcon 9 stack up?
The World This Week #367-368, Vol 8, No 29-30, 30 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2255

Priyanka Makhijani | Priyanka Makhijani is a postgraduate student at the department of Public Policy, School of Social Science, Ramaiah University of Applied science. She is currently an intern at NIAS.

Global Politics Explainer
The US-Canada tariff tensions:
How did the trade deal end up stuck in limbo?
The World This Week #367-368, Vol 8, No 29-30, 30 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2254

Namrata L Ghanghatkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

TWTW Note
The case against Meta:
A historic settlement, global action against social media platforms and implementation challenges
The World This Week #367-368, Vol 8, No 29-30, 30 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2253

Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader team.

Global Politics Explainer
The US and North Korea:
A brief history, Trump-Kim Summits and the new gamble
The World This Week #367-368, Vol 8, No 29-30, 30 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2252

Namrata L Ghanghatkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

Global Politics Profile
Kim Jong Un:
Internal Consolidation and External Realignment
The World This Week #367-368, Vol 8, No 29-30, 30 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2251

Adwaith Sankar | Adwaith Sankar is a final-year undergraduate student pursuing Political Science and International Liberal Studies through the NUS-Waseda Double Degree Programme. He is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),

Conflict Weekly
Catastrophic Floods in Nepal
Japan's Yasukuni Shrine Controversy
Conflict Weekly #345-346, Vol 7, Nos. 32-33, 28 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2250

NIAS Global Politics Team

CW Newsmakers
General Ratko Mladic I Kidnapping in Nigeria I Wildfires in North Africa
Conflict Weekly #345-346, 28 August 2026, Vol 7, No. 32-33

August 2026 | CWA # 2249

Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani and Urja R Kudalkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani, Urja R Kudalkar are postgraduate students at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. They are currently Research interns at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),

CW Explainer
Japan's Yasukuni Shrine Controversy:
Why do Japanese leaders continue to visit the shrine? Why do Japan's neighbours object?
Conflict Weekly #345-346, Vol 7, Nos. 32-33, 28 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2248

Namrata L Ghanghatkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

CW Note
Catastrophic Floods in Nepal:
Remote Terrains, Limited Early Warnings and Command Challenges
Conflict Weekly #345-346, Vol 7, Nos. 32-33, 28 August 2026

August 2026 | CWA # 2247

Sreemaya Nair | Sreemaya Nair is currently pursuing her postgraduate degree from the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai, and is part of the Neighbourhood Reader team at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

GP Insights
The US Supreme Court calls Trumps tariffs illegal

March 2026 | GP Insights # 949

China and Africa relations are going strong: Predictable ties in unpredictable times

January 2026 | GP Insights # 948

China’s draft legislation on Antarctica: Legal and institutional clarification and environmental pro

December 2025 | GP Insights # 946

Germany-China Tensions over Chinese EVs: From Procurement to Protectionism

December 2025 | GP Insights # 947

Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai

December 2025 | GP Insights # 945

China’s rare-earth export control exemption for one year

December 2025 | GP Insights # 936

SIPRI Top 100 arms-producing and military service report: China’s revenue declines by 10 per cent

December 2025 | GP Insights # 945

Ten Takeaways on White Paper

November 2025 | GP Insights # 944

China-India squabble over Arunachal Pradesh: What is it about? What are the claims?

November 2025 | GP Insights # 943

Taiwan: Flailing defence conscriptions

November 2025 | GP Insights # 942

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...

Acsah H is currently and intern at NIAS. She is pursuing postgraduate studies at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations at Manipal Institute of Social Studies, Humanities and Arts, MAHE, Manipal, Udupi. Her research interests include Outer-space governance and regulation.

Adwaith Sankar is a final-year undergraduate student pursuing Political Science and International Liberal Studies through the NUS-Waseda Double Degree Programme. He is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

Aishal Hab Yousuf is currently pursuing post-graduation at the Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai. She is currently an intern at NIAS.

Akshath Kaimal is a Research Associate 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...

Aparna A Nair is an undergraduate student at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai. Her research interests lie in East Asia (China), the Arctic Region, Planetary Governance and Gender Studies.

Avaneesh S is an intern at NIAS. Currently, he is pursuing post gradaute studies at Pondicherry University. His research interests include South Asian geopolitics & Security studies, Conflict & Counterterrorism studies and Energy Transition in Asia.

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...

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...

Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an an intern at NIAS. She is also an undergraduate student at the School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, pursuing a bachelor's in Political Science and Economics. Her interests lie in conflict studies, foreign policy, and international relations. 

Manikranth Chakravarthula is a doctoral student at the Conflict Resolution and Peace Research Programme, School of Conflict and Security Studies, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.

Namrata L Ghanghatkar is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, RUAS, Bengaluru. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. 

Nithin V is a postgraduate student in international relations at Loyola College, Chennai. He is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

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...

Priyanka Makhijani is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public Policy, School of Social Science, Ramaiah University of Applied Science. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

Radhika M Agarwal is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies and is a postgraduate student in the department of Politics and International Relations at Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar.  

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,...

Sreemaya Nair is currently pursuing her under graduation at the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies and Public Policy, St Joseph's University, Bengaluru.  Her research interests include Gender Studies, India and its neighbourhood, and Public Administration.

Urja R Kudalkar is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public policy, School of Social Science, Ramaiah University of Applied Science. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

Yesasvi Koganti is currently pursuing under-graduation at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai.  Her research interests include China–Europe relations; Pakistan–Afghanistan conflict dynamics in India’s Neighbourhood; Emerging security challenges...