Course Scholars

GP Commentaries
PR Explainer
The Makkah Agreement and Pakistan's Economy: 
Sovereign Finance, Energy and Labour in a Treaty Relationship  

September 2026 | CWA # 2285

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

PR Explainer
Pakistan's External Labour Migration:
What causes the migration? Why does Saudi Arabia dominate Pakistan's overseas employment market?

September 2026 | CWA # 2284

Abhimanyu Solanki

PR Takeaways
Pakistan's Blue Economy Crisis:
Untapped Maritime Wealth and Institutional Neglect

September 2026 | CWA # 2283

Radhika M Agarwal | Radhika M Agarwal is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies and is a postgraduate student in the department of Politics and International Relations at Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar.

PR Explainer
Pakistan’s National Commission for Minorities:
Who are the minorities in Pakistan? What does the Commission seeks to protect?

September 2026 | CWA # 2282

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 Week
The UN General Assembly 81st Session & The Trump-Xi Summit
Ocean State Report Takeaways
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2281

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Takeaways
Ocean State Report:
Five takeaways on Ocean warming, Marine heatwaves, Polar amplification and Risks for coastal communities
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2280

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

TWTW Note
The Trump-Xi Summit:
Five Takeaways on Bilateral trade truce, AI dialogue, and the Beijing narrative
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2279

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.

TWTW Note
The UN General Assembly 81st Session:
Who said what
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2278

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

TWTW Note
The UN General Assembly 81st Session: Six Takeaways
The struggle to build consensus on conflicts, Focus on AI, and Sideline agreements
The World This Week #373, Vol 8, No. 35, 04 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2277

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

Conflict Weekly
War returns to Tigray I The "UN Gender Snapshot 2026" Report
Newsmakers of the week: Myanmar's deepening Rohingya crisis I US withdrawal from Iraq Escalating Ebola outbreak in Congo
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2276

NIAS Global Politics Team

CW Newsmakers
Myanmar's deepening Rohingya crisis I US withdrawal from Iraq
Escalating Ebola outbreak in Congo
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2275

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),

CW Takeaways
The "UN Gender Snapshot 2026" Report: Seven Takeaways
Systemic Erosion of Gender Mechanisms, Stacked Glass Ceiling and the Widening Gap
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2274

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

CW Note
War returns to Tigray:
Renewed violence, Broken peace agreement and a Humanitarian crisis
Conflict Weekly #351, Vol 7, Nos. 38, 02 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2273

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

Global Politics Explainer
The US Consumer Price Index Report:
Why does almost everything trace back to the dollar? Who pays for it?

September 2026 | CWA # 2272

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).

Global Politics Explainer
Femicide in Afghanistan:
Who are the victims and perpetrators? What causes the gender-based violence? Is Taliban only to blame?

September 2026 | CWA # 2271

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.

Global Politics Explainer
Militant groups in Iraq:
Who are they? Where do they fight? And what is their endgame?

September 2026 | CWA # 2270

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.

Global Politics Explainer
France and Syria:
What does President Macron's visit signal for Syria and the region?

September 2026 | CWA # 2269

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.

Global Politics Explainer
China and the Open-Weight AI:
Why are Chinese companies betting on it? What does it mean for the global AI race?

September 2026 | CWA # 2268

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 World This Week
The SCO Summit in Bishkek:
The US-Venezuela Oil Agreement
The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 06 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2267

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Note
The US-Venezuela Oil Agreement:
Realignments and Energy geopolitics
The World This Week #369, Vol 8, No 31, 04 September 2026

September 2026 | CWA # 2266

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.

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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