Course Scholars

Sunidhi Sampige

Sunidhi Sampige is an intern and is a postgraduate student in MA Diplomacy, Law and Business at the Jindal School of International Affairs, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat


GP Commentaries
State of Global Politics 2025
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia: Defense Agreements, Bilateral Visits and Economic ties
The World This Week #338, Vol 7, No 52, 31 December 2025

December 2025 | CWA # 1929

Sunidhi Sampige

State of Global Politics 2025
Russia and India: President Putin's Visit, and Strategic Agreements
The World This Week #338, Vol 7, No 52, 31 December 2025

December 2025 | CWA # 1910

Sunidhi Sampige & Tanvi Thara Harendra Jha

State of Peace and Conflict 2025
The War in Ukraine: Russian gains, Drone dominance, and Infrastructure strain
Conflict Weekly #313, 31 December 2025, Vol 6, No. 52

December 2025 | CWA # 1883

Sunidhi Sampige

State of Peace and Conflict 2025
The TLP in Pakistan: Protests, Re-proscription, and Limits of Street Power
Conflict Weekly #313, 31 December 2025, Vol 6, No. 52

December 2025 | CWA # 1882

Sunidhi Sampige

State of Peace and Conflict 2025
The War in Ukraine: Transatlantic divide, Europe’s internal fractures and an Ineffective UN
Conflict Weekly #313, 31 December 2025, Vol 6, No. 52

December 2025 | CWA # 1881

Sunidhi Sampige

TWTW Note
President Putin's India Visit: Economic, Military, and Strategic Agreements

December 2025 | CWA # 1871

Sunidhi Sampige & Tanvi Harendra

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

December 2025 | GP Insights # 947
Sunidhi Sampige

Other Scholars

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 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,...

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...

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...

Nirmiti Mhatre is an intern and an undergraduate student majoring in BA Political Science at the School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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.