Course Scholars

Lakshmi V Menon

She can be contacted at lakshmimenon0410@gmail.com


GP Commentaries
The Middle East
Will the Abraham Accord lead to peace, or is it the end of Palestine state?

September 2020 | CWA # 333

Lakshmi V Menon

Report Review
The decline in terrorism in Pakistan in 2019

March 2020 | CWA # 251

Lakshmi V Menon

The FATF Meeting, February 2020
Pakistan to remain “Grey”; North Korea and Iran in “Black”

February 2020 | CWA # 235

Lakshmi V Menon

Strategic Forecast 2020
Syria: ISIS Decline, US Retreat and the Return of Russia in 2020

February 2020 | CWA # 223

Lakshmi V Menon

The World This Year
The Middle East in 2019: Domestic Protests, Bilateral Conflicts and Regional Tensions

December 2019 | CWA # 199

Lakshmi V Menon

Iran, US and the Nuclear Deal
Amidst the US-Iran standoff, Saudi Arabia should be cautious

July 2019 | CWA # 145

Lakshmi V Menon

Middle East
The End of ISIS Caliphate?

March 2019 | CWA # 102

Lakshmi V Menon

Middle East
The Qatar Blockade: Eighteen Months Later

February 2019 | CWA # 85

Lakshmi V Menon

The Middle East
US and Israel: Trump's Deal of the Century

October 2018 | CWA # 61

Lakshmi V Menon

West Asia
Israel, the Game Changer?

June 2018 | CWA # 18

Lakshmi V Menon

Global Politics
ISIS and the Yazidi victims: Why the World should stand up?

May 2018 | CWA # 13

Lakshmi V Menon

Global Politics
Do we need the Quad?

May 2018 | CWA # 9

Lakshmi V Menon

GP Insights
The GCC Summit and the thaw in Qatar-Saudi Arabia relations

January 2021 | GP Insights # 455
Lakshmi V Menon

Sudan: To normalize relations with Israel, following UAE and Bahrain

October 2020 | GP Insights # 430
Lakshmi V Menon

Israel: The State resumes new settlements in West Bank, as a US delegation visits Israel, Bahrain an

October 2020 | GP Insights # 428
Lakshmi V Menon

Other Scholars

Abhiruchi Chowdhury is a Research Assistant at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS, Bangalore. He is the Assistant Editor of "The World This Week." He is also a part of the Pakistan Area Studies and is a member of the editorial team for Pakistan Reader. His areas of interest...

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'...

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...

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...

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...

Dhriti Mukherjee is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies. She is an assistant editor for the Conflict Weekly. Apart from this, she is also a part of the Pakistan Reader team and Indian Neighbourhood Studies Team. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Media...

Research Assistant, Area Studies-Europe Fleur Elizabeth Philip is a Research Assistant at NIAS Bangalore. She is associated with the NIAS Europe Studies and NIAS Polar and Ocean Governance Studies. Her research focuses on politics, economy, protests, EU, NATO operations in all of Europe and the Arctic...

Neha Tresa George is a student pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Political Science at Madras Christian College, Chennai. She is currently part of the Global Politics course offered by the National Institute of Advanced Studies(NIAS), Bengaluru.  Her interests include the USA, gender and ethnic...

Nuha Aamina is a research assistant at NIAS Area Studies -Pakistan. 

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...

Rishika Yadav was a Research Assistant in NIAS Europe Studies at NIAS during 2023.

Mr Ryan is a Research Intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. He is currently an undergraduate scholar in the Department of Political Science and History In Kristu Jayanti College. His areas of interest include Global Politics, Political Analysis and Astropolitics. He is currently...

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...

Shamini Velayutham is currently a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. She holds a Master's in International Studies from Women’s Christian College, Chennai. Her areas of interest include Indo-pacific, Middle- East, Maritime and Transnational Crimes

Ms Sneha is a Research Intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. She is a postgraduate scholar at O. P. Jindal Global University, Haryana, pursuing a Diplomacy, Law and Business course. She has diverse areas of interest which include but are not limited to conflict studies,...