Course Scholars

GP Commentaries
The World This Week
The EU-China Trade Talks I Brazil Elections 2026
The US "Super Intelligence Force"
The World This Week #374, Vol 8, No. 36, 11 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2295

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Newsmakers
Switzerland President Parmelin's India visit I China's Golden Week
UN Secretary General's Pakistan visit I Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan defence pact
The World This Week #374, Vol 8, No. 36, 11 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2294

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)

TWTW Note
The US "Super Intelligence Force":
Trump aims at rebranding, regulation, and technological dominance
The World This Week #374, Vol 8, No. 36, 11 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2293

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

TWTW Note
Brazil Elections 2026:
Far-Right Surge, "Re-Democratisation" and Foreign-Policy Realignment
The World This Week #374, Vol 8, No. 36, 11 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2292

Glynnis Winona B | Glynnis Winona B is an undergraduate student in the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies and Public Policy at St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru.

TWTW Note
The EU-China Trade Talks:
Between a temporary ease of tensions and a trade breakthrough
The World This Week #374, Vol 8, No 36, 11 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2291

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

Conflict Weekly
Students Protest in France
The Houthi-Saudi Arabia Escalation & Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Moscow Format Consultation
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2290

NIAS Global Politics Team

CW Newsmakers
Congo's Ebola crisis & Ethiopia's Tigray conflict
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2289

Namrata L Ghanghatkar and Urja Kudalkar | Namrata L Ghanghatkar and 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), Bengaluru.

CW Note
The Houthi-Saudi Arabia Escalation:
A Revived civil war, Yemen's renewed posture, and Tipping regional power balances
Conflict Weekly #355, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2288

Brighty Ann Sarah | Brighty Ann Sarah is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru.

CW Note
Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Moscow Format Consultation:
Increasing Taliban legitimacy, Pakistan-Afghanistan tensions, and a Missing joint statement
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2287

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 Note
Students Protest in France:
Underfunded schools, Marginalised suburbs and an Increasing fiscal squeeze
Conflict Weekly #352, Vol 7, Nos. 39, 09 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2286

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

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

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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