Course Scholars

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

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 writing on Pakistan's political economy, regional affairs, and South Asian politics. Beyond NIAS, her research focuses on political communication and algorithmic politics, particularly how digital platforms shape visibility, discourse, and political narratives in South Asia.


GP Commentaries
Pakistan in 2025
Pakistan Budget 2025-26
Legislating stabilisation under IMF discipline and coalition constraints
CWA #1974

December 2025 | CWA # 1971

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

PR Explainer
Pakistan and the US
A New opening, or another cycle?
CWA #1971

November 2025 | CWA # 1968

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

CW Note
Pakistan and Afghanistan: Military Strikes, Border Clashes and Ceasefire Talks

October 2025 | CWA # 1832

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Global Politics Explainer
China's FDI surge in Pakistan: Numbers, Sectors, and Stakes
What do the number indicate? And what does that mean?

August 2025 | CWA # 1784

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Review of Literature
Bangladesh–Pakistan Relations:
On Memory, Justice, Diplomacy, Strategy, and Narratives

May 2025 | CWA # 1669

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Global Politics Explainer
Sri Lanka’s Human-Elephant Conflict: What, Where and Why

March 2025 | CWA # 1641

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Other Scholars

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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...

Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant 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...

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...

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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...

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...

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,...

Tanvi Thara Harendra Jha is an intern, and is undergraduate student double majoring in BSc Clinical Psychology and BA Political Science at the School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru.