Escalating attacks in Pakistan I The Board of Peace Plan for Gaza

Conflict Weekly #343-344, Vol 7, Nos. 30-31, 14 August 2026

NIAS Global Politics Team

The Board of Peace Plan for Gaza:

Conflict Weekly #343-344, Vol 7, Nos. 30-31, 14 August 2026

Urja R Kudalkar | Urja R Kudalkar 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.

Escalating attacks in Pakistan:

Akshath Kaimal

The War in Ukraine:

Conflict Weekly #343-344, Vol 7, Nos. 30-31, 13 August 2026

Lekshmi MK

Ethiopia's Tigray problem:

Conflict Weekly #343–344, 13 August 2026, Vol. 7, Nos. 31–32

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

The Ceuta Migration Crisis:

Conflict Weekly #343–344, 13 August 2026, Vol. 7, Nos. 31–32

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.

CW Newsmakers

Southeast Asia (April-June 2026)

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.

China's External Landscape (Apr-Jun 2026):

The second quarter of 2026 saw a more robust and proactive diplomatic posture than the first quarter; Beijing mostly focused on mending relations with Europe and reducing its engagement in Middle Eastern crises.

Lakshmi Karlekar  | Dr Lakshmi Karlekar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, Christ University, Central Campus, Bangalore.

East Asia (Apr-Jun 2026):

Trump-Xi meeting, Cross-Strait tensions, Xi's visit to North Korea, China-Japan tensions, and South Korean President's India visit were the highlights of the second quarter in East Asia.

Teshu Singh | Dr Teshu Singh is a Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA), New Delhi. The views expressed are personal.

Latin America (Apr-Jun 2026):

Dattesh D Parulekar  | Dr Dattesh D. Parulekar is an Assistant Professor at the School of International and Area Studies, Goa University.

China's economy at mid-2026:

The July 2026 update of the World Bank on China's slowing growth, weak household consumption, the property sector, export strength, fiscal pressures, and the shift towards consumption-led growth.

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

China's World Artificial Intelligence Conference:

One of the most visible shifts at WAIC 2026 was the move from showcasing individual AI models to the infrastructure required to run them at scale...For the US, WAIC 2026 reads as a direct challenge.

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

India, Indonesia and PM Modi's Visit:

14 MoUs/agreements and six announcements covering maritime security, defence, critical minerals, health, agriculture, education, digital commerce, steel and culture were the major outcome.

Adwaith Sankar | 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),

Nepal, Climate disasters and Gender:

Climate vulnerability is not a separate problem for Nepal’s gender minorities. It is another dimension added to a marginalisation that already exists.

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).

The IMF in Sri Lanka: Debt, Dependence, and Dissent

Macroeconomic stabilization without robust social safety nets risks increasing inequality. The Aragalaya protests transformed the political landscape, but the debt crisis left the government with little choice but to approach the IMF

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

Colombia's ban on Female Genital Mutilation:

The success of Colombia’s initiative is crucial as it could become a model for Latin America, showing how governments can safeguard vulnerable groups by promoting an inclusive approach with active community participation, leading to harmonious social

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.

China's C909: 

The domestic share of China's regional jet fleet went from nearly zero from 2000-2015 to roughly 70 per cent in 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

Zelenskyy's US visit

The World This Week #366, Vol 8, No 28, 01 August 2026

Global Politics Team

President Zelenskyy's visit to the US:

The World This Week #366, Vol 8, No 28, 01 August 2026

Yesasvi Koganti | Yesasvi Koganti is an undergraduate scholar at the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai. She is also a Research Intern at NIAS, Bengaluru.