Bhutan and Press Freedom:

Glynnis Winona B | Glynnis Winona B is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies and Public Policy, St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru

Maldives and Press Freedom:

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.

Pakistan and Press Freedom:

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. 

Afghanistan and Press Freedom:

Siddhi Halyur | Siddhi Halyur is an undergraduate from St. Joseph's University currently interning at NIAS. 

Nepal and Press Freedom:

Siddhi Halyur | Siddhi Halyur is an undergraduate from St. Joseph's University currently interning at NIAS.

Shangri-La Dialogue 2026: Major Statements and Takeaways

NIAS Global Politics Team

The Blue Origin Rocket Explosion:

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 NIAS.

Shangri-La Dialogue 2026:

Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an undergraduate from the Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at NIAS.

Shangri-La Dialogue 2026: Four Major Takeaways

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 NIAS, Bengaluru.

Israel-Lebanon Tensions and a New Deal I The US-Iran War, Week Fourteen

NIAS Global Politics Team

The US-Iran War, Week Fourteen:

Brighty Ann Sarah | Brighty Ann Sarah is a Research Assistant with the Global Politics team at the Science, Technology and International Relations (STIR) Programme at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru.

Israel-Lebanon Tensions:

Rohini Reenum | Rohini Reenum is a doctoral student at NIAS. She is working on Governance in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction using the case study of the BBNJ Agreement.

The UK-Rwanda Asylum Deal: 

Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Assistant at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru, and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader and Africa Studies teams.

Conflicts in Africa This Week:

Anu Maria Joseph | Anu Maria Joseph is currently a Non-Resident Fellow, Subhas Chandra Bose International Relations (SCB-IR) Chair, Chanakya University, Bengaluru.

The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 2026, and China's Shenzhou-23 Mission

NIAS Global Politics Team

The Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting 2026:

Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella is an undergraduate from the Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru

The Shenzhou-23 Mission:

Aparna A Nair | Aparna A Nair is a graduate from the Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai.

Israel-Lebanon Tensions I Crisis in Cuba I Ebola Outbreak in Africa

Conflict Weekly #332-333, 29 May 2026

NIAS Global Politics Team

The Crisis in Cuba:

Glynnis Winona B | Glynnis Winona B is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Public Policy, St. Joseph's University, Bengaluru. She is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengalur

The Ebola and the DR Congo:

Fragile health systems in the DRC and neighbouring countries will struggle to curb the spread due to the lack of widespread testing and diagnostic facilities.

Akshath Kaimal | Akshath Kaimal is a Research Associate at NIAS and is part of the NIAS Pakistan Reader and Africa Studies teams.