Course Scholars

GP Commentaries
Conflict Weekly
Students Protest in France
The Houthi-Saudi Arabia Escalation & Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Moscow Format Consultation
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2290

NIAS Global Politics Team

CW Newsmakers
Congo's Ebola crisis & Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2289

Namrata L Ghanghatkar and Urja Kudalkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar and 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), Bengaluru.

CW Note
The Houthi-Saudi Arabia Escalation:
A Revived civil war, Yemen's renewed posture, and Tipping regional power balances
Conflict Weekly #355, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2288

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

CW Note
Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Moscow Format Consultation:
Increasing Taliban legitimacy, Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions, and a Missing joint statement
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2287

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.

CW Note
Students Protest in France:
Underfunded schools, Marginalised suburbs and an Increasing fiscal squeeze
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2286

Preetha Renganarayanan | Preetha Renganarayanan is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.

PR Explainer

September 2026 | CWA # 2285

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

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.

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...