Iran after Ali Khamenei I The War in Ukraine

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Global Politics Team

UNHCR Global Trends Report 2025: 

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Deb Dutta | Deb Dutta completed his graduation from the Department of Political Science, Sir Aurobindo International Centre of Education (SAICE), Puducherry. He is currently an intern at NIAS.

Europe’s expanding and intensifying heatwaves: 

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Preetha Renganarayanan

Africa This Week

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Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is a Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.

The War in Ukraine: 

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Padmashree Anandhan | Padmashree Anandhan is a Project Associate at NIAS

Iran after Ali Khamenei

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Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an undergraduate student from the Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at NIAS.

The ‘Power of Siberia 2’ pipeline: 

Avaneesh S | Avaneesh S is an intern at NIAS. Currently, he is pursuing his master’s in history at Pondicherry University.

President Xi Jinping's address on CPC’s 105th anniversary

The World This Week #361-362, Vol 8, No 23-24, 05 July 2026

NIAS Global Politics Team

PM Takaichi's India visit: 

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Deb Dutta | Deb Dutta completed his graduation from the Department of Political Science, Sir Aurobindo International Centre of Education (SAICE), Puducherry. He is currently an intern at NIAS.

President Xi Jinping's address on CPC’s 105th anniversary:

The World This Week #361-362, Vol 8, No 23-24, 05 July 2026

Acsah H | Acsah H is a postgraduate student at the Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, MAHE, Manipal, Udupi. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced

Anti-immigrant Protests in South Africa

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The Israel-Lebanon Framework:

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Yesasvi Koganti | Yesasvi Koganti is an undergraduate student at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai. She is also an intern at NIAS, Bengaluru. 

Anti-immigrant Protests in South Africa:

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Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an undergraduate student from the Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at NIAS.

The US-Iran negotiations:

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Brighty Ann Sarah | Brighty Ann Sarah is a Research Assistant with the Global Politics team at the Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

The Unrest in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK): 

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Radhika M Agarwal | Radhika M Agarwal is a postgraduate student at the Department of Politics and International Relations in Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar.

The World This Quarter

Afghanistan (Apr–Jun 2026):

The second quarter of 2026 highlighted both the opportunities and limitations confronting Afghanistan under Taliban rule.

Anwesha Ghosh | Dr Anwesha Ghosh is a Research Fellow at ICWA, New Delhi. She is the author of Identity and Marginality in India (Routledge, 2020) and Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Pasts and Anticipations (KW Publishers, 2026).

India and the World (Apr-Jun 2026)

The second quarter of 2026 presented India with a mix of bilateral and multilateral wins, exemplifying India’s sustained efforts to rise above middle-power status and leave a larger strategic footprint globally.

Adarsh Vijay | Adarsh Vijay is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

The Middle East (April–June 2026): 

In the aftermath of the US-Israel military campaign against Iran, April-June 2026 witnessed intensive diplomatic efforts solely directed to prevent yet another full-scale war.

Lakshmi Venugopal Menon

Russia (April-June 2026)

As the conflict enters its fifth summer, Russia is navigating a fragile convergence of military attrition, systemic economic degradation and aggressive domestic political sanitization

Ramya B  | Ramya B is an Associate Professor at the Department of History, Kristu Jayanti Deemed to be University, Bengaluru