The UN General Assembly 81st Session & The Trump-Xi Summit

The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

NIAS Global Politics Team

Ocean State Report:

The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

Lekshmi MK | Lekshmi MK is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.

The Trump-Xi Summit:

The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

Aishal Hab Yousuf | Aishal Hab Yousuf is a postgraduate student at the Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai. She is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

The UN General Assembly 81st Session:

The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

Angelo Neil Augustine, Disha V, Yaazhini Thiruchelvi DD and Srishti HS

The UN General Assembly 81st Session: Six Takeaways

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Preetha Renganarayanan | Preetha Renganarayanan is a Research Assistant with the NIAS.

War returns to Tigray I The "UN Gender Snapshot 2026" Report

Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

NIAS Global Politics Team

Myanmar's deepening Rohingya crisis I US withdrawal from Iraq

Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani and Urja R Kudalkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani, Urja R Kudalkar are postgraduate students at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. They are currently Research interns at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS),

The "UN Gender Snapshot 2026" Report: Seven Takeaways

Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

Preetha Renganarayanan | Preetha Renganarayanan is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. 

War returns to Tigray:

Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

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

The US Consumer Price Index Report:

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).

Femicide in Afghanistan:

Urja R Kudalkar | Urja R Kudalkar is a Post graduate student at the Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. She is currently a Research intern at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

Militant groups in Iraq:

Urja R Kudalkar | Urja R Kudalkar is a Post graduate student at Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. She is currently a Research intern at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

France and Syria:

Urja R Kudalkar | Urja R Kudalkar is a post graduate student at Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences. She is currently interning at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

China and the Open-Weight AI:

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

The SCO Summit in Bishkek:

The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 06 September 2026

NIAS Global Politics Team

The US-Venezuela Oil Agreement:

The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 04 September 2026

Nithin V | Nithin V is a postgraduate student in International Relations, with an interest in geopolitics, international political economy, and climate governance. He is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

The SCO Summit 2026:

The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 06 September 2026

Sreemaya Nair | Sreemaya Nair is a postgraduate student at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai. She is also a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

The SCO Summit in Bishkek:

The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 06 September 2026

Sreemaya Nair | Sreemaya Nair is a postgraduate student at the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai. She is also a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS).

The US-Iran War Week 26 I The Trial of Joshua Wong

Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

NIAS Global Politics Team

Drone attacks in Germany | Settler violence in Palestine

Conflict Weekly #347, Vol 7, Nos. 34, 04 September 2026

Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella, Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani and Urja R Kudalkar