Course Scholars

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Aparupa Bhattacharjee is currently pursuing her PhD at the School of Conflict and Security Studies at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore. 

Her research is focussed on Southeast Asia, primarily Myanmar, Thailand, and Malaysia. In particular, she studies politics, conflicts and peace processes relating to Myanmar, with a special attention on the Rohingya conflict. 

She has previously been the Coordinator, Southeast Asia Research Programme (SEARP), at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS). She had also supervised the Institute’s Myanmar Project. After IPCS, she has worked with Jhpiego-an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, for a year.  

Apart from her research, she has been an active part of the outreach team of both IPCS previously, and NIAS presently. She has also been associated with the Consortium for South Asian Think Tank (COSATT) Network.


GP Commentaries
2022: The World This Year
Myanmar: The coup and after

December 2022 | CWA # 863

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Conflict Reader
Civilian protests vs military: Three factors will decide the outcome in Myanmar

February 2021 | CWA # 429

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Conflict Reader
Thailand: For the pro-democracy protests, it is a long march ahead

December 2020 | CWA # 406

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

One year after the Easter Attacks in Sri Lanka
Who and Why of the Perpetrators

April 2020 | CWA # 267

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Southeast Asia
Malaysia: New PM, Old Challenges

March 2020 | CWA # 247

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Myanmar in 2020
Old problems to persist with no solutions in the near term

January 2020 | CWA # 206

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Myanmar
Will prosecuting Suu Kyi resolve the Rohingya problem?

October 2019 | CWA # 171

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Southeast Asia
ASEAN Outlook on the Indo Pacific: Worth all the Hype?

August 2019 | CWA # 155

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

India & Sri Lanka
Modi's Colombo Visit: Four issues to watch

June 2019 | CWA # 135

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Southast Asia
Thailand: Between Elections and Instability

March 2019 | CWA # 105

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Trump-Kim Summit & Regional Stakes
For Vietnam, its a big deal

March 2019 | CWA # 98

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Myanmar
The Other Conflict in Rakhine State

March 2019 | CWA # 92

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Global Politics
Myanmar: Will 2019 be better for the Rohingya?

January 2019 | CWA # 76

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Southeast Asia
Malaysia’s China Moment: The Mahathir Gamble

September 2018 | CWA # 58

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Myanmar
The 8888 Uprising: Thirty Years Later

August 2018 | CWA # 50

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

South Asia
Myanmar: Why won't they do anything for the Rohingya?

June 2018 | CWA # 35

Aparupa Bhattacherjee

GP Insights
Myanmar: 100 days of military rule is marked by instability, with use of force and public protests

May 2021 | GP Insights # 519
Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Venezuela: Maduro consolidates his hold with a new election

December 2020 | GP Insights # 450
Aparupa Bhattacherjee

Vietnam: The second wave

August 2020 | GP Insights # 394
Aparupa Bhattacherjee

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