Course Scholars

GP Commentaries
The World This Week
The US-Saudi Arabia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement I AI's Rogue Agent Breach
Return of US-Canada Tariff Tensions I 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum

July 2026 | CWA # 2212

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Note
AI's Rogue Agent Breach: 
Recurring Patterns, Gaps in the AI safety rules and the AI rivalry

July 2026 | CWA # 2211

Priyanka Makhijani | Priyanka Makhijani is a postgraduate student at the department of Public Policy, School of Social Science, Ramaiah University of Applied science. She is currently an intern at NIAS. 

TWTW Takeaways
ASEAN Regional Forum: 
Six Takeaways on Issues, Limitations and Opportunities
The World This Week #365, Vol.8, No.27

July 2026 | CWA # 2210

Adwaith Sankar | Adwaith Sankar is an undergraduate student pursuing Political Science and International Liberal Studies through the NUS-Waseda Double Degree Programme. He is currently an intern at NIAS.

TWTW Note
The return of US-Canada Tariff Tensions:
Retaliation and Legal setbacks 
The World This Week #365, Vol.8, No.27

July 2026 | CWA # 2209

Namrata L Ghanghatkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar is a postgraduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru. She is currently a research intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

TWTW Note
The US-Saudi Arabia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement:
Questions over the agreement's terms, the Abraham Accords condition, and Non-proliferation concerns
The World This Week #365, Vol.8, No.27

July 2026 | CWA # 2208

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.

Conflict Weekly
US-Iran War, Week 21 I Houthi's Saudi Arabia target in the Red Sea
Return of South China Sea tensions I Resurgence of Somali piracy
Conflict Weekly #341, Vol 7, No. 28, 23 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2207

Global Politics Team

CW Note
The resurgence of Somali piracy:
Sophisticated tactics, Regional instability and an Ineffective international response
Conflict Weekly #341, Vol 7, No. 28, 23 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2206

Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader team.

CW Note
China, the Philippines, and the return of South China Sea tensions: 
Accusations, Arbitrations and Ambiguities
Conflict Weekly #341, Vol 7, No. 28, 23 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2205

Aparna A Nair | Aparna A Nair is a postgraduate student at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

CW Note
The Houthis target Saudi Arabia:
A new front in the US-Iran War
Conflict Weekly #341, Vol 7, No. 28, 23 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2204

Brighty Ann Sarah | Brighty Ann Sarah is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

CW Note
US-Iran War, Week 21: 
Resumption of attacks and the Strait of Hormuz impasse 
Conflict Weekly #341, Vol 7, No. 28, 23 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2203

Brighty Ann Sarah | Brighty Ann Sarah is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

The World This Week
Special Issue: The World This Quarter (Apr-Jun 2026)
From China to the US

July 2026 | CWA # 2202

Special Issue

TWTW Note
Ten Years and Seven Prime Ministers in the UK:
Inside the Fall of Keir Starmer and Political Instability
The World This Week #364, Vol 8, No 26, 19 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2201

Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a postgraduate in International Studies and International Humanitarian Action. He is currently a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader team.

Conflict Weekly
The US-Iran War I UNCLOS and the South China Sea Award
Review of the UN SDG Report 2026
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 340, 17 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2200

NIAS Global Politics Team

CW Review
The SDG Annual Report 2026:
Six takeaways on a decade of SDG monitoring, global progress, and key challenges

July 2026 | CWA # 2199

Preetha Renganarayanan

CW Note
UNCLOS and the South China Sea Arbitral Award: 
Ten Years Later
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 340, 17 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2198

Aparna A Nair | Aparna A Nair is a postgraduate student at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

CW Note
The US-Iran War, Week 20:
Renewed Strikes, Collapsed MoU and the Blockade of the Strait
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 340, 17 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2197

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 World This Quarter
Nepal (Apr–Jun 2026):
New Government, Political Stability and Economic Recovery
This quarter witnessed governance reforms, anti-corruption initiatives, the national budget, and renewed diplomatic engagement, especially with India and China.

July 2026 | CWA # 2196

Mahesh Bhatta | Mahesh Raj Bhatta is a Research Fellow and Project Manager at the Centre for South Asian Studies (CSAS) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

GP Takeaways
The C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue: 
China’s dominance, US’ pivot, and Central Asia's leverage

July 2026 | CWA # 2195

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

PR Review
Pakistan's macroeconomic performance in the second quarter
Growth, Fiscal Consolidation, and the Middle East war risk 

June 2026 | CWA # 2194

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

PR Commentary
Pakistan PM in China: ​​​​​​​
75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, CPEC expansion and Middle East mediation

June 2026 | CWA # 2193

Aparna A Nair

GP Insights
The US Supreme Court calls Trumps tariffs illegal

March 2026 | GP Insights # 949

China and Africa relations are going strong: Predictable ties in unpredictable times

January 2026 | GP Insights # 948

China’s draft legislation on Antarctica: Legal and institutional clarification and environmental pro

December 2025 | GP Insights # 946

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