Aarav Bhaskar is a student at the American Embassy School, New Delhi. He is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

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.  China’s domestic politics, society, and economy; the Russia-Ukraine conflict; Maritime chokepoints and Great Power Rivalry in the Indian Ocean Region.

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 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...

Deb Dutta is a Political Science graduate from the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. Currently he is an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. His research interests include US-China and India-China relations, offensive realism in modern geopolitics,...

Dhivya KM is an intern at NIAS and is also a postgraduate student from the Department of Financial Economics, Madras School of Economics, Chennai.

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...

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. 

Namrata LG 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.  

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 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.

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road Campus, Bengaluru. She is a Research Intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), where she is part of the Pakistan Reader team and contributes analytical...

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...