Course Scholars

GP Commentaries
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

PR Review
Climate Change and Pakistan’s Economic Faultlines:
Six takeaways on inadequate climate finance, spillover effects, and low climate prioritisation 

June 2026 | CWA # 2192

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

PR Review
Pakistan’s Economy in the Second Quarter: 
Five Takeaways from the SBP Half Year Report on GDP growth, target-range inflation, and fiscal surplus

June 2026 | CWA # 2191

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

The World This Week
NATO Summit 2026 I China’s SLBM test in the Pacific
China-DPRK friendship treaty I The IMF World Economic Outlook
The World This Week #363, Vol 8, No 25, 12 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2190

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Review
The IMF World Economic Outlook: 
Five takeaways on Global growth, AI, and Economic resilience
The World This Week #363, Vol 8, No 25, 12 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2189

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

TWTW Note
65 years of the China-DPRK friendship treaty: 
Reopening links, Russia factor, and Nuclear compromise
The World This Week #363, Vol 8, No 25, 12 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2188

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

TWTW Note
China’s SLBM test in the Pacific: 
Modernization, Increasing deterrence and Strategic messaging
The World This Week #363, Vol 8, No 25, 12 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2187

Avaneesh S | Avaneesh S is a postgraduate student from the Department of History, School of Social Sciences, Pondicherry University. He is currently an intern at NIAS.

TWTW Note
NATO Summit 2026: 
Four takeaways on Alliance unity, Defence commitments, and Support for Ukraine
The World This Week #363, Vol 8, No 25, 12 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2186

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

Conflict Weekly
Iran after Ali Khamenei I The War in Ukraine
Africa This Week I Europe’s Heatwaves I Global Displacement Trends
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 339, 10 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2185

Global Politics Team

CW Review
UNHCR Global Trends Report 2025: 
Four takeaways on Forced returns, Collapsing protection, Protracted crises
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 339, 10 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2184

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.

CW Note
Europe’s expanding and intensifying heatwaves: 
Rising excess deaths, Multidimensional risks and Increasing climate attribution 
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 339, 10 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2183

Preetha Renganarayanan

CW Column
Africa This Week
JNIM-FLA coordinated attacks in Mali and the RSF siege in Sudan
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 339, 10 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2182

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

CW Note
The War in Ukraine: 
Deep strikes, NATO diplomacy and the Expanding air warfare
NIAS Conflict Weekly, Vol. 7, No. 339, 10 July 2026

July 2026 | CWA # 2181

Padmashree Anandhan | Padmashree Anandhan is a Project Associate at NIAS

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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