PR Explainer
Pakistan's External Labour Migration:
What causes the migration? Why does Saudi Arabia dominate Pakistan's overseas employment market?
September 2026 | CWA # 2284
Abhimanyu Solanki
PR Takeaways
Pakistan's Blue Economy Crisis:
Untapped Maritime Wealth and Institutional Neglect
September 2026 | CWA # 2283
Radhika M Agarwal | 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.
PR Explainer
Who are the minorities in Pakistan? What does the Commission seeks to protect?
September 2026 | CWA # 2282
Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an undergraduate student from the Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at NIAS.
The World This Week
The UN General Assembly 81st Session & The Trump-Xi Summit
Ocean State Report Takeaways
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2281
NIAS Global Politics Team
TWTW Takeaways
Ocean State Report:
Five takeaways on Ocean warming, Marine heatwaves, Polar amplification and Risks for coastal communities
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2280
Lekshmi MK | Lekshmi MK is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.
TWTW Note
The Trump-Xi Summit:
Five Takeaways on Bilateral trade truce, AI dialogue, and the Beijing narrative
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2279
Aishal Hab Yousuf | Aishal Hab Yousuf is a postgraduate student at the Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai. She is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
TWTW Note
The UN General Assembly 81st Session:
Who said what
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2278
Angelo Neil Augustine, Disha V, Yaazhini Thiruchelvi DD and Srishti HS
TWTW Note
The UN General Assembly 81st Session: Six Takeaways
The struggle to build consensus on conflicts, Focus on AI, and Sideline agreements
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2277
Preetha Renganarayanan | Preetha Renganarayanan is a Research Assistant with the NIAS.
Conflict Weekly
War returns to Tigray I The "UN Gender Snapshot 2026" Report
Newsmakers of the week: Myanmar's deepening Rohingya crisis I US withdrawal from Iraq Escalating Ebola outbreak in Congo
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2276
NIAS Global Politics Team
CW Newsmakers
Myanmar's deepening Rohingya crisis I US withdrawal from Iraq
Escalating Ebola outbreak in Congo
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2275
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 Takeaways
The "UN Gender Snapshot 2026" Report: Seven Takeaways
Systemic Erosion of Gender Mechanisms, Stacked Glass Ceiling and the Widening Gap
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2274
Preetha Renganarayanan
CW Note
War returns to Tigray:
Renewed violence, Broken peace agreement and a Humanitarian crisis
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026
October 2026 | CWA # 2273
Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
Global Politics Explainer
The US Consumer Price Index Report:
Why does almost everything trace back to the dollar? Who pays for it?
September 2026 | CWA # 2272
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 Explainer
Femicide in Afghanistan:
Who are the victims and perpetrators? What causes the gender-based violence? Is Taliban only to blame?
September 2026 | CWA # 2271
Urja R Kudalkar | Urja R Kudalkar is a Post graduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. She is currently a Research intern at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
Global Politics Explainer
Militant groups in Iraq:
Who are they? Where do they fight? And what is their endgame?
September 2026 | CWA # 2270
Urja R Kudalkar | Urja R Kudalkar is a Post graduate student at Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. She is currently a Research intern at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
Global Politics Explainer
France and Syria:
What does President Macron's visit signal for Syria and the region?
September 2026 | CWA # 2269
Urja R Kudalkar | Urja R Kudalkar is a post graduate student at Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. She is currently interning at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.
Global Politics Explainer
China and the Open-Weight AI:
Why are Chinese companies betting on it? What does it mean for the global AI race?
September 2026 | CWA # 2268
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.
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.
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
