Course Scholars
Padmashree Anandhan
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 and contemporary political issues in Western Europe and Scandinavian countries.
Her research interests also include ocean governance and maritime conflicts as part of Maritime Studies. She is also the Assistant Editor of the Conflict Weekly of NIAS Conflict Reader under the International Peace Research Initiative which covers peace and conflict issues from South Asia to Latin America. Apart from her research, she also coordinates the NIAS outreach and social media activities.
GP Commentaries
NIAS Europe Studies
Pentagon document leak: Russia-Ukraine Conflict From a Tactical Lens
April 2023 | CWA # 940
Padmashree Anandhan
NIAS Europe Studies
Russia: Drone attacks escalate the Ukraine war
March 2023 | CWA # 926
Padmashree Anandhan
NIAS Europe Studies
The UK: Conservative party put to test as worker strikes continue
March 2023 | CWA # 925
Padmashree Anandhan
GP Insights
France: Contended pension reform bill becomes law
April 2023 | GP Insights # 673
Padmashree Anandhan
NATO: Turkey greenlights Finland’s membership
April 2023 | GP Insights # 697
Padmashree Anandhan
Putin's address in the Valdai Club" Four Takeaways
October 2022 | GP Insights # 681
Padmashree Anandhan
Other Scholars
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...
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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...
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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...
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Apoorva Sudhakar is a Research Associate at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of interest include ethnic conflicts, civil-military relations and political developments in Africa. Apoorva has completed her Masters degree in...
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Abigail Miriam Fernandez Research Associate at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. Her areas of interest include peace and conflict in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. As a part of her research focus at 'Pakistan Reader'...
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Avishka Ashok is a Research Associate with the Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme in the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. In the STIR Programme, she is currently coordinating the activities of the China Reader...
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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...
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Anu Maria Joseph is a Research Assistant 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, she looks into internal politics, external relations,...
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Sethuraman Nadarajan is a Research Assistant with the Science, Technology, and International Relations (STIR) Programme in the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. In the STIR Programme, he is currently coordinating the activities of the...
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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...
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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...
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