Course Scholars

Harini Madhusudan

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 at India, France, and Japan for her case studies. Additionally, her areas of interest include Science and Technology Diplomacy, Russia Studies, Global Commons, and Disruptive Technologies. She is currently working with a fellow colleague as Assistant Editor of the NIAS Fortnightly on STIR. 

She can be contacted at harinimadhusudan@gmail.com


Research Activities

24 November 2018
Commentary

The Importance of a Space Force
Harini Madhusudan
Geo Politics, October 2018


1 April 2018
Dissertation

Outer Space and Conflict in the 21st Century
Harini Madhusudan
Department of International Studies and History, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore


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GP Commentaries
The Space race: Scaling new technological feats
December 2022 | CWA # 882

Harini Madhusudan

What next for Russia, Ukraine, Europe, South Asia & India, and China
November 2022 | CWA # 845

Harini Madhusudan, Rishma Banerjee, Padmashree Anandhan, Ashwin Immanuel Dhanabalan, and Avishka Ashok

The Artemis Accords: Three reasons why Europe is not on the same page with the US
January 2022 | CWA # 662

Harini Madhusudan

Belarus: Weaponization of the Migrant Crisis
September 2021 | CWA # 561

Harini Madhusudan

The Greenland election result is all about eco-geopolitics, and growing Chinese interests
April 2021 | CWA # 459

Harini Madhusudan

In Poland, the protests against the abortion law feed into anti-government sentiments
February 2021 | CWA # 432

Harini Madhusudan

Brexit: A year of the UK-EU transition talks and finally, a Deal 
December 2020 | CWA # 404

Harini Madhusudan

Outer Space in 2020: Missions, Privatization, and the Artemis Accords
December 2020 | CWA # 394

Harini Madhusudan

The Vaccine Rush: Expectations vs Realities
December 2020 | CWA # 381

Harini Madhusudan

Open Skies Treaty: The US should not have withdrawn, for five reasons
November 2020 | CWA # 379

Harini Madhusudan

Australia joins the Malabar exercise. However, the Quad has a long way to go
October 2020 | CWA # 367

Harini Madhusudan

Japan- South Korea: Will there be a reset in bilateral relations under the new Japanese PM?
October 2020 | CWA # 357

Harini Madhusudan

‘The Revolution of Our Times’: Protests in Hong Kong
September 2020 | CWA # 336

Harini Madhusudan

The Legacy of Shinzo Abe. It is Complicated.
September 2020 | CWA # 328

Harini Madhusudan

A Zero-Sum Game: At the core of the US-China rivalry, is an Isolate-China policy
July 2020 | CWA # 312

Harini Madhusudan

Iran's New Military Satellite: Does it violate the UNSC 2231?
April 2020 | CWA # 275

Harini Madhusudan

The Non-Arctic powers: Interests of Japan and South Korea
March 2020 | CWA # 248

Harini Madhusudan

The US-China Trade Dispute: Towards further disruptions in 2020
February 2020 | CWA # 220

Harini Madhusudan

The US-China Trade Dispute in 2019: Towards a thaw in 2020?
December 2019 | CWA # 196

Harini Madhusudan

GP Insights
Space: NASA announces crew for the Artemis II mission

April 2023 | GP Insights # 670

Harini Madhusudan

AUKUS Submarine Deal

March 2023 | GP Insights # 694

Harini Madhusudan

Putin and Russia's New Ukraine Strategy

September 2022 | GP Insights # 664

Harini Madhusudan

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