Course Scholars

GP Commentaries
The World This Week
The US-Russia Diesel Deal
Emergency in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa I The IMF's World Economic Outlook 2026 Report Takeaways
The World This Week #375, Vol 8, No. 37, 18 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2304

NIAS Global Politics Team

TWTW Note
Emergency in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:
Tensions with the federal government, PTI's confrontation, and Disagreements over counterterrorism strategy
The World This Week #375, Vol 8, No. 37, 18 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2303

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 team.

TWTW Note
The US-Russia Diesel Deal:
Shifting alliances and Economic benefits
The World This Week #375, Vol 8, No. 37, 18 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2302

Advik Sunanda Mohan | Advik Sunanda Mohan is a postgraduate student from SciencesPo, Paris. He is currently interning at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. 

TWTW Takeaways
The IMF's World Economic Outlook 2026:
Five takeaways on Energy security, Investment in AI, and the Limits of resilience
The World This Week #375, Vol 8, No. 37, 18 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2301

Samraksha Mukund | Samraksha Mukund is an undergraduate student at the Department of International Studies, Political Science, and History at CHRIST (Deemed to be University). She is currently an intern at the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bengaluru. 

CW Interview
Three Years after the 7 October Attacks: Hamas, Gaza, Israel and the Future of Palestine
An Interview with Dr Stanly Johny

October 2026 | CWA # 2300

NIAS Global Politics Team

Conflict Weekly
The War in Ukraine
Five Takeaways of the UNDP 2026 report on the socio-economic effects of the Middle East crisis
Conflict Weekly #353, Vol 7, Nos. 40, 16 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2299

NIAS Global Politics Team

CW Newsmakers
The Houthi-Saudi Arabia escalation I Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crisis
Ethiopia and Eritrea tensions I South Africa's anti-migrant unrest I Drone strikes in Sudan
Conflict Weekly #353, Vol 7, Nos. 40, 16 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2298

NIAS Global Politics Team | Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella, Namrata L Ghanghatkar, Priyanka Makhijani, and Urja R Kudalkar are currently interns at NIAS.

CW Note
"The worst is yet to come": Surging energy prices, Record El Nino and Depleting fiscal buffers
Five Takeaways of the UNDP 2026 report on the socio-economic effects of the Middle East crisis
Conflict Weekly #353, Vol 7, Nos. 40, 16 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2297

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

CW Note
The War in Ukraine:
Energy ceasefire, Strategic dilemmas, and an Uncertain halt
Conflict Weekly #353, Vol 7, Nos. 40, 16 October 2026

October 2026 | CWA # 2296

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

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

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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