Conflict Weekly

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Conflict Weekly
Special Edition: Conflicts in 2023

IPRI Team
30 December 2023
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Conflict Weekly #208, 28 December 2023, Vol.4, No.52
An initiative by NIAS-IPRI and the India Office of the KAS

Special Edition: Conflicts in 2023

Greetings to you from the NIAS International Peace Research Initiative (IPRI)!

This year, across the regions, we witnessed more conflicts. While the War in Ukraine throughout the year and the War in Gaza now have attracted global attention, from East Asia to Latin America, 2023 saw more conflicts than peace processes. Second, the conflicts during 2023 witnessed different root causes - big power politics, bilateral issues, coups, authoritarian regimes, gender, migration, etc. Third, 2023 also witnessed more weather anomalies, underlining the shift taking place because of climate change. Fourth, this year also witnessed the inability of the regional and global organizations to make any meaningful intervention, leading towards conflict resolution. Fifth, 2023 also witnessed a trend in the electoral success of right-wing parties. 

Will 2024 be any different? Let us be hopeful and optimistic, but get ready to face the reality.

Warm regards
D. Suba Chandran
Professor & Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies
National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), IISc Campus, Bangalore
& Editor, Conflict Weekly

Conflict Weekly in 2023

52 Issues | 104 Comments | Ten Reviews | 11 Briefs/Special Comments
In 2023, Conflict Weekly published by NIAS-IPRI and the India Office of the KAS entered into the fourth year. During 2023, we published 52 issues with 104 focused notes, ten review reports and 11 special commentaries and briefs. It covered regions including, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Caucasus, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America and North America. It also had a focus on issues relating to gender, climate change, migration and humanitarian crisis. The war in Ukraine, earthquakes in Syria, Turkey and Afghanistan, instability in Myanmar, floods in East Africa and Libya, Israel-Gaza war, Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, coups in Africa, abortion debates in the Americas, migration crisis in Europe, conflicts in Sudan and Ethiopia and protests and gang violence in Latin Americas were this year’s focus.

NIAS-KAS Conflict Weekly provides an exclusive space for the young scholars and attempts to train them at an early part of their career. This year we had students from the following institutions contributing to different issues: Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore, St Joseph’s College, Bangalore, Loyola College, Chennai, Stella Maris College, Chennai, Indian Maritime University, Chennai, Pondicherry University, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, Calicut University, Kerala and Mysore University.

Anu Maria Joseph and Dhriti Mukherjee
Assistant Editors, Conflict Weekly

China, East and Southeast Asia
China: First population decline since 1960 highlights demographic crisis
Avishka Ashok
19 January 2023

China: Protests against medical insurance system highlights societal frustrations
Avishka Ashok
16 February 2023

South Korea and Japan: Forced reconciliation amidst regional tensions
Femy Francis 
9 March 2023
  
“Former Soviet republics are not sovereign states”: Chinese Ambassador's statement creates diplomatic tensions
Femy Francis
27 April 2023

Japan and the Fukushima Power Plant: The controversy over releasing the wastewater
Sneha Surendran
20 July 2023

Myanmar: The ASEAN leadership question
Genesy Balasingham
7 September 2023

Australia’s Failed Referendum on Indigenous Voice: Navigating recognition and reconciliation
Dhriti Mukherjee
19 October 2023

Southeast Asia: The Philippines-China Maritime Dispute
Rishika Yadav
26 October 2023

China-Philippines: Rising tensions in the South China Sea
Annem Naga Bindhu Madhuri
14 December 2023
South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus
Imran Khan's arrest attempt and political turmoil in Pakistan
Femy Francis
16 March 2023

Sri Lanka: IMF's approval of EEF program
Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare
23 March 2023

Bhutan's Gross National Happiness (GNH): Deeply Happy, Extensively Happy...
Lakshmi Parimala H
25 May 2023

Afghanistan: An Unprecedented Tragedy After Earthquake
Shamini Velayutham
12 October 2023

Pakistan: Repatriation of illegal immigrants 
Shamini Velayutham
9 November 2023

Pakistan: Another terrorist attack
Rohini Reenum
14 December 2023

Nagorna-Karabakh: The Armenia-Azerbaijan negotiations in the US fail to reach a consensus 
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
10 May 2023

Azerbaijan and Armenia: Another Round of Violence followed by Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
21 September 2023

Armenia-Azerbaijan: Nagorno-Karabakh state announces dissolution
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
28 September 2023

The Middle East
Israel-Palestine: Itamar Ben Gvir’s controversial visit to al Aqsa
Mohaimeen Khan
12 January 2023

Israel: Protests against proposed judicial reforms
Mohaimeen Khan
19 January 2023

Israel-Palestine: Escalating violence, protest over reforms and Blinken’s visit
Anu Maria Joseph
3 February 2023

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Inadequate aid and humanitarian crisis
Nityashree RB
16 February 2023

Israel-Palestine: Return of violence 
Mohaimeen Khan
2 March 2023

Iran: Poisoning of school girls 
Mohaimeen Khan
9 March 2023

Israel: Protests intensify over judicial reforms 
Rashmi Ramesh
6 April 2023

Israel: Escalating violence and regional tensions
Mohaimeen Khan
13 April 2023

Arab League: The Return of Syria 
Nithyashree RB
25 May 2023

Israel: Violence in Jenin
Sandra D Costa
6 July 2023

Syria: Stalemate over Aid extension
Mohaimeen Khan
20 July 2023

Protests over Judicial Reforms in Israel
Sandra D Costa
27 July 2023

US and Iran: Prisoner exchange deal for USD six billion
Shamini Velayutham
21 September 2023

Israel-Palestine Conflict: The return of violence in Gaza
Rosemary Kurian, Rishita Verma and Shakthi Vigneshwaran
12 October 2023

Into the Second Week: Expanding Gaza Conflict, Increasing Violence, and Impending Humanitarian Disaster
D Suba Chandran
19 October 2023

Into the Third Week: The Worsening Situation in Gaza
D Suba Chandran
26 October 2023

Into the Fifth Week: The Continuing Ground Offensive and Israel’s Search for Hamas’ Command Centre
D Suba Chandran
16 November 2023

Gaza: End of a Fragile Pause
Shamini Velayutham
30 November 2023

The Crisis in the Red Sea: The Houthis, the Gaza War and the Economic Fallouts
Nuha Aamina
21 December 2023
 
Africa
Ivory Coast: Mali releases 46 Ivorian soldiers after over five months
Apoorva Sudhakar
12 January 2023

Continuing protests in Senegal 
Anu Maria Joseph
16 March 2023

Nigeria: A new wave of Kidnappings
Anu Maria Joseph
6 April 2023

Sudan: Intensifying political rivalry and expanding violence
Trisha Roy 
20 April 2023

Sudan: Fragile Ceasefire and Evacuation
Apoorva Sudhakar
27 April 2023

Sudan: Continuing fighting and prevailing uncertainties
Anu Maria Joseph
4 May 2023

Sudan: A Seventh Ceasefire
Anu Maria Joseph
25 May 2023

Cameroon: Anglophone, Francophone and a Separatist Insurgency
Jerry Franklin
1 June 2023

Uganda: Resurging insurgency
Anu Maria Joseph
22 June 2023

Sudan: Nine Ceasefires, No Solution in Sight
Anu Maria Joseph
29 June 2023

Mali: Termination of the UN Mission - MINUSMA
Nithyashree RB
6 July 2023

Niger: Another Coup 
Anu Maria Joseph
27 July 2023

Kenya: Anti-government protests turn violent
Jerry Franklin A
27 July 2023

Niger: Standoff after the coup
Jerry Franklin 
10 August 2023
Senegal: New political crisis, upsets another stable democracy in West Africa 
Sneha Surendran
10 August 2023

Ethiopia: Another conflict in Amhara
Anu Maria Joseph
24 August 2023

Niger: Continuing standoff
Jerry Franklin A
24 August 2023

Gabon: Coup amid a political crisis and contentious election
Nithyashree RB
31 August 2023

Gabon: Post-coup tensions
Nithyashree RB
7 September 2023

Sudan: Fighting continues, as parties gather internal and regional support 
Anu Maria Joseph
14 September 2023

Libya: Destructive floods kill more than ten thousand
Jerry Franklin
14 September 2023

Morocco: Devastating earthquake kills thousands
Akriti Sharma
14 September 2023

Sudan: Intense Fighting between the Warring Sides
Jerry Franklin
21 September 2023

Niger: Rising security threats after the coup
Jerry Franklin 
5 October 2023

Sudan: Seven months into the conflict
Anu Maria Joseph
9 November 2023

Devastating Floods in East Africa
Jerry Franklin A
23 November 2023

Sierra Leone: A failed coup
Anu Maria Joseph
30 November 2023

Europe and the Americas
Ukraine: A new military push, worsening the situation
Padmashree Anandhan
12 January 2023

Spain: Anti-government protests led by far-right parties
Padmashree Anandhan
19 January 2023

Sweden: Anti-Islamic protests
Madhura Mahesh
19 January 2023

France: Continued protests against pension reform
Madhura Mahesh
16 February 2023

New BREXIT deal on Northern Ireland: Some Answers, Tough Questions Ahead
Sourina Bej
2 March 2023

Ukraine: Battle for Bakhmut
Padmashree Anandhan
2 March 2023

Protests in Georgia: Foreign Agents bill called off 
Padmashree Anandhan
9 March 2023

Finland elections: An unexpected turn towards the Right
Padmashree Anandhan
6 April 2023

Ukraine: Russia claims control of two additional areas in Bakhmut
Padmashree Anandhan
20 April 2023

Ukraine: Efforts to strengthen counteroffensive and Russia’s counterassault
Padmashree Anandhan
4 May 2023

Ukraine: Russia claims victory in Bakhmut
Padmashree Anandhan
25 May 2023

Ukraine: President Zelensky's diplomatic offensive at the G7 and Arab League summits
Sreeja JS
25 May 2023

Russia and Ukraine: A New Drone Warfare
Padmashree Anandhan
1 June 2023

Violence in Kosovo: Dangers of Escalation
Rishika Yadav
1 June 2023

Ukraine: Counter-offensive, Russia's drone attacks, and NATOs air drills
Padmashree Anandhan
15 June 2023

Greece: Migrant boat disaster and humanitarian crisis
Nithyashree RB
22 June 2023

Russia: Rise and Fall of the Wagner Revolt
Padmashree Anandhan 
29 June 2023

France: Protests and anti-violence rallies underline issues bigger than a police shooting
Padmashree Anandhan 
6 July 2023

Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative: Uncertainty on global food security
Rishika Yadav
20 July 2023

The War in Ukraine: Escalation after drone attacks
Padmashree Anandhan
10 August 2023

Ukraine: The failure of the Black Sea Grain Initiative
Padmashree Anandhan
7 September 2023

Italy: Migrant crisis in the Mediterranean
Rishika Yadav
21 September 2023

Ukraine: Missile attacks, US divide over military aid and the Hungarian block
Padmashree Anandhan
14 December 2023

Ukraine: Hungary blocks EU financial aid to Kyiv
Manoranjan Kumar
21 December 2023

Brazil: Bolsonaro supporters storm the democratic institutions
Madhura Mahesh
12 January 2023

Mexico: Violence in Culiacan triggered by the arrest of cartel leader
Allen Joe Mathew
12 January 2023

Peru: Fresh protests and continuing political crisis
Madhura Mahesh
19 January 2023

US: Air Force shoots down Chinese balloon
Melvin George
9 February 2023

Bank distress across the US and Europe
Ankit Singh
16 March 2023

Haiti: Gang violence worsens as hundreds killed since the beginning of 2023
Apoorva Sudhakar
23 March 2023

Ecuador: Increasing political violence
Madhura Mahesh
17 August 2023

Hawaii: The wildfires
Dhriti Mukherjee
17 August 2023

Colombia: One year of “total peace” plan
Dhriti Mukherjee
31 August 2023

Mexico: Abortion decriminalisation unveils a 'Green Wave' of change
Dhriti Mukherjee
14 September 2023

The US: The Auto Workers' Strike against the Detroit Three
Lakshmi Parimala H
21 September 2023

Latin America: Rapprochement between Venezuela and the US
Dhriti Mukherjee
26 October 2023

Review Reports
WMO's Report on "Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update": Seven Takeaways
Varsha K
25 May 2023

Hunger Hotspots: Five Takeaways of FAO‑WFP report on food insecurity
Varsha K and Nithyashree RB
1 June 2023

Persisting Ethnic Cleansing in Ethiopia's Tigray region: Four Takeaways of HRW Report
Anu Maria Joseph
8 June 2023

Sea Ice-Free Arctic: Three Takeaways of article by Nature Communications
Rashmi Ramesh
8 June 2023

State of the Climate in Europe 2022: Four Takeaways
Akriti Sharma
22 June
Taliban's Arms Regulation System: Five Takeaways
Ryan Marcus
22 June 2023

Global Gender Gap Report 2023: Regional Takeaways
Rishika Yadav, Sneha Surendran, Sandra D Costa, Ryan Marcus, Prerana P and Nithyashree RB
29 June 2023

Myanmar: Five takeaways of the UNHCR report on climate-induced displacement
Rishika Yadav
6 July 2023

Afghanistan: Four Takeaways of the US State Department Report on After Action Review
Ryan Marcus
6 July 2023

Killing of Ethiopian migrants at the Yemen border by Saudi Arabia: Four takeaways of a HRW Report
Shamini Velayutham
24 August 2023

Special Commentaries/
Briefs/Quarterly Forecasts
25 years of Good Friday Agreement
New 'Troubles', Peace in Question
Sourina Bej
13 April 2023

India: Violence continues in Manipur 
Bibhu Prasad Routray
15 June 2023

The Civil War in Myanmar:
Continuing Violence, the Battle of Attrition, and the Divide within ASEAN
Bibhu Prasad Routray
22 June 2023

Afghanistan: Two Years of the Taliban's Rule
Abigail Miriam Fernandez
17 August 2023

Droughts in East Africa: A climate disaster
Akriti Sharma
2 May 2023

The State of Conflict in Myanmar: Violence, Counter-Violence, and the Current Impasse
Bibhu Prasad Routray
4 May 2023

Myanmar: Two years since the coup
Bibhu Prasad Routray
15 February 2023

Increasing Insurgency in East Africa: Major Trends and Trajectories
S Shaji
8 August 2023

Myanmar Continues to Burn
Bibhu Prasad Routray
26 July 2023

Return of Violence in Manipur
Bibhu Prasad Routray
26 July 2023

Violence in India's Manipur: Clash of Perceptions of Marginalization and Victimhood
Bibhu Prasad Routray
11 May 2023

Issues
Climate change: Wildfires in South America and extreme cold in North America
Akriti Sharma
9 February 2023

Canada: Raging Wildfires and its fallouts
Akriti Sharma
8 June 2023

Climate change: Extreme weather events across the US, Europe, and Asia
Akriti Sharma
20 July 2023

Global Flood Security: The London Summit
Rajika Kanungo
23 November 2023

 
About the authors
Ankit Singh, Akriti Sharma, Harini Madhusudan, Rashmi BR and Rohini Reenum are PhD at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS.

Sourina Bej is a doctoral candidate at the University of Bonn.

Manoranjan Kumar is a PhD Scholar at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

Trisha Roy is a PhD Scholar at Christ (Deemed To Be) University, Bangalore.  Prerana P is a Postgraduate Scholar at Christ (Deemed To Be) University, Bangalore.

Padmashree Anandhan, Anu Maria Joseph, Femy Francis, Rishika Yadav, Shamini Velayutham and Dhriti Mukherjee are Research Assistants at NIAS.

Apoorva Sudhakar is a Research Analyst at Janes, Bangalore. Mohaimeen Khan is a Research Analyst at Janes, Bangalore.

Chrishari de Alwis Gunasekare is a Research Assistant at Verité Research, Sri Lanka.

Nuha Aamina is a Postgraduate Scholar at St Joseph’s University, Bangalore.

Sneha Surendran is a Postgraduate Scholar at the OP Jindal University, Haryana.

Annem Naga Bindhu Madhuri and Genesy Balasingham are Postgraduate Scholars at the University of Madras.  

Subiksha S, Taffy Tonia A, Lakshmi Parimala H and Nithyashree RB are Postgraduate Scholars at Stella Maris College, Chennai.

Sreeja JS, Varsha K, Immaculate Joy Paul and Jerry Franklin are Postgraduate Scholars at the Madras Christian College, Chennai.

Ryan Marcus is an Undergraduate Scholar at Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore. 

Dr Bibhu Prasad Routray is the Director of Mantraya, Goa. He was formerly a Deputy Director at the National Security Council Secretariat, Government of India.

Dr S Shaji teaches at the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad.

Avishka Ashok is an independent scholar based in Mumbai.  Abigail Fernandez is an independent scholar based in Bangalore. Sandra D Costa is an independent scholar based in Kerala.  


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Ten Years of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
PR Explainer
November 2025 | CWA # 1968

Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Pakistan and the US
A New opening, or another cycle?
February 2026 | CWA # 1959

Yesasvi Koganti

UK and China
PM Keir Starmers visit and the Recalibration of Economic, Strategic, and Domestic ties
TWTW Note
January 2026 | CWA # 1946

R Preetha

The Davos Summit 2026
Five Major Takeaways from The World Economic Forum
State of Global Politics 2025
December 2025 | CWA # 1931

Padmashree Anandhan

NATO Summit 2025
State of Global Politics 2025
December 2025 | CWA # 1924

Padmashree Anandhan

NATO Summit 2025
This Week in History
August 2025 | CWA # 1801

R Preetha

28 August 1963
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and the Civil Rights Movement in the US
The World This Week
August 2025 | CWA # 1790

GP Team

The World This Week#323-324
The Trump-Putin meeting & the US-China tariff extension
TWTW note
August 2025 | CWA # 1780

Abhiruchi Chowdhury

Trump tariffs:
Weaponization of access to the US economy
The World This Week
August 2025 | CWA # 1779

GP Team

The World This Week#322
US tariffs on India, Brazil and Canada & the EU-US trade deal
This Week in History
August 2025 | CWA # 1778

Lekshmi MK

28 July 1914
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, starting the First World War
Global Politics Explainer
July 2025 | CWA # 1770

Abhiruchi Chowdhury

Pakistan-Afghanistan relations:
Why the focus on terrorism, refugees, and Uzbekistan as the third partner?
The World This Week
July 2025 | CWA # 1769

GP Team

The World This Week#321
Indian PM Modi's visit to the Maldives I Elections to the Upper House in Japan
Global Politics Explainer
July 2025 | CWA # 1762

Lekshmi MK

Ocean Darkening: 
What is the phenomenon? What are its effects? And who are more vulnerable?
Global Politics Explainer
July 2025 | CWA # 1749

R Preetha

Africa as the Hunger Epicenter
Of the 13 Global Hunger Hotspots, 8 are in Africa: Five reasons why
The World This Week
July 2025 | CWA # 1748

GP Team

The World This Week #318
PM Modi’s Visit to Trinidad and Tobago & Ghana, One big beautiful bill, and Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting
Global Politics Explainer
July 2025 | CWA # 1744

Chittrothu Vaihali

EU-Canada Summit 2025
What is security and defence partnership all about?
Conflict Weekly
July 2025 | CWA # 1742

IPRI Team

Conflict Weekly # 287-88
The 12 Day War and the Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal
Global Politics Explainer
July 2025 | CWA # 1738

Fleur Elizabeth Philip

Thailand and Cambodia
What was the phone call between PM Shinawatra and President of Senate Hun Sen? What is the border dispute between the two? Why has this become an issue?
TWTW Note
June 2025 | CWA # 1735

Padmashree Anandhan

NATO Summit 2025:
Trump making Europe great again
The World This Week
June 2025 | CWA # 1734

GP Team

The World This Week #317
NATO Summit 2025 and Russia-Mali bilateral agreements
Global Politics Explainer
June 2025 | CWA # 1733

Ananya Dinesh

China and the Pacific Islands 
What was the recent China-PIC joint statement about? What it says, and what it means?
TWTW Note
June 2025 | CWA # 1728

M Kejia

G7 Summit 2025:
The Focus on the Middle East and Trade negotiations
The World This Week
June 2025 | CWA # 1726

GP Team

The World This Week #316
China-Central Asia Summit in Kazakhstan, and the G7 Summit in Canada
Global Politics Explainer
June 2025 | CWA # 1725

Brighty Ann Sarah, R Preetha, Santhiya M, Aparna A Nair & M Kejia

Operation Midnight Hammer: US bombs three nuclear sites in Iran
What were the three Iranian nuclear sites that were targeted? What are the B2 Bombers and Bunker Buster Bombs? What do these attacks mean? What Next?
Conflict Weekly
June 2025 | CWA # 1724

IPRI Team

Conflict Weekly #286
The Spiralling Israel-Iran Crisis, and the Dangerous Hunger Hotspots
Global Politics Explainer
June 2025 | CWA # 1721

Rizwana Banu S and Santhiya M

Who are the Afrikaners?
Why is Trump interested in the Afrikaner question in South Africa?
Global Politics Explainer
June 2025 | CWA # 1720

Lekshmi MK

New WMO Report on Arctic Warming
What are the social, economic and environmental implications of Arctic warming
Global Politics Explainer
June 2025 | CWA # 1719

J Yamini  

China’s EV Surge
What contributes to the rise of BYD
Global Politics Explainer
June 2025 | CWA # 1717

J Yamini

Gender Violence in Pakistan:
What are the larger issues in the Noor Mukadam case?
TWTW Note
June 2025 | CWA # 1715

Femy Francis

The US-China:
On Tariffs, Rare Earths and Visas
The World This Week
June 2025 | CWA # 1713

GP Team

The World This Week #315
The UN Ocean Conference in France and the US-China Meeting in London
Conflict Weekly
June 2025 | CWA # 1709

IPRI Team

Conflict Weekly #284-285
Cambodia-Thailand Border Tensions, Protests in the US, and the Indigenous Māori question in New Zealand
The World This Week
June 2025 | CWA # 1705

GP Team

The World This Week #314
Elections in South Korea and Poland I China and the Pacific Island Countries I Bangladesh Election Announcement 2026
Global Politics Explainer
June 2025 | CWA # 1700

R Preetha

Ethiopia bans the TPLF
What does the TPLF ban mean for the Pretoria agreement? What next for Ethiopia?
TWTW Note
June 2025 | CWA # 1694

Aashish Ganeshan

The US:
Harvard vs Trump Administration
The World This Week
June 2025 | CWA # 1691

GP Team

The World This Week #313
China-ASEAN-GCC Summit I President Macron's visit to South East Asia I Trump Vs Harvard
The World This Week
May 2025 | CWA # 1690

GP Team

The World This Week #312
Elections in Romania, Portugal & Poland I UK-EU Summit
CW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1689

Padmashree Anandhan

Ukraine
Continuing Russia’s Aerial Attacks, despite exchange of prisoners
CW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1688

Ayan Datta

Gaza
The Humanitarian Crisis and Israel’s Renewed Offensive
TWTW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1685

Aparna A Nair

UK-EU Summit:
First step towards a reset
TWTW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1683

Aashish Ganeshan

Elections in Portugal:
The Rise of Chega Party and the Search for Political Stability
TWTW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1679

Aashish Ganeshan

US in the Middle Easr
Trump’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE
TWTW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1678

Gauri Gupta

China in Latin America
China-CELAC forum: Strengthening ties with Latin America and Caribbean
The World This Week
May 2025 | CWA # 1677

GP Team

The World This Week #310-311
China in Latin America and the Carribbean I Trump's Middle East Visit I Denmark as the new Arctic Chair
CW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1675

Lekshmi MK

Turkey:
PKK disbands after 40 years of armed insurgency
CW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1673

Padmashree Anandhan

Ukraine:
The Discussion in Turkiye and the Elusive Ceasefire
CW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1672

D Suba Chandran

India and Pakistan:
De-escalation and the “New Normal”
CW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1671

Abhiruchi Chowdhury

US, Ukraine and Russia:
Air attacks amidst a Minerals deal and Ceasefire Proposals
Global Politics Early Bird
May 2025 | CWA # 1670

Fleur Elizabeth Philip

Singapore Elections in 2025:
People’s Action Party (PAP) Wins, Again
TWTW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1667

R Preetha and Brighty Ann Sarah

East Asia:
Tough Tariff Negotiations with the US
TWTW Note
May 2025 | CWA # 1666

Padmashree Anandhan

The US-Ukraine
The mineral deal with the US
Conflict Weekly
May 2025 | CWA # 1665
Conflict Weekly # 280-81
India-Pakistan De-escalation I Ukraine Discussion in Istanbul I The Battle over Port Sudan I Disbanding of PKK in Turkiye I France-Algeria Diplomatic Tensions
Global Politics Early Bird
May 2025 | CWA # 1663

R Preetha

Canada Elections 2025:
What do the results convey? What next for Mark Carney?
NIAS Global Politics Database
March 2024 | CWA # 1251

NIAS Africa Team

Africa This Week
NIAS Global Politics Database
February 2024 | CWA # 1226

NIAS Africa Team

Africa This Week
The War in Ukraine
October 2023 | CWA # 1091

Annem Naga Bindhu Madhuri

Issues for Europe
IPRI Quarterly Forecasts I Triggers, Trends, and Trajectories
July 2023 | CWA # 1012

Bibhu Prasad Routray

Myanmar continues to burn
2022: The World This Year
December 2022 | CWA # 879

Padmashree Anandhan

The Ukraine War
Europe: Heatwaves, Wildfires, Droughts, and Ice Melt in Alps
November 2022 | CWA # 838

Rishma Banerjee

Tracing Europe's droughts
NIAS Africa Weekly
March 2022 | CWA # 705

NIAS Africa Team

In Focus: Libya
The World This Week: 150th Issue
December 2021 | CWA # 630

GP Team

Europe in 2021
Pakistan Reader
October 2021 | CWA # 588

Abigail Miriam Fernandez

TLP is back again
NIAS Fortnightly on Science, Technology & International Relations
August 2021 | CWA # 528

STIR Team

Space Tourism
Science, Technology and International Relations
September 2019 | CWA # 162

Lakshman Chakravarthy N

5G: A Primer
South Asia Monthly Brief (Nov 2018)
December 2018 | CWA # 71

Mahesh Bhatta

Nepal
South Asia Monthly Brief (Nov 2018)
December 2018 | CWA # 70

Nasima Khatoon

The Maldives
South Asia Monthly Brief (Nov 2018)
December 2018 | CWA # 69

Harini Madhusudan

India
South Asia Monthly Brief (Nov 2018)
December 2018 | CWA # 68

Sourina Bej

Bangladesh
South Asia Monthly Brief (Nov 2018)
December 2018 | CWA # 67

Seetha Lakshmi Dinesh Iyer

Afghanistan