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Fourth Annual IPRI Young Scholars' Residential Workshop

Contemporary Conflicts Issues | Actors | Trajectories

4 October 2024

  

                                        
 

National Institute of Advanced Studies
Fourth Annual IPRI Young Scholars' Residential Workshop
 

Contemporary Conflicts
Issues | Actors | Trajectories
 
4-6 October 2024, Pondicherry University
 
Organised by
International Peace Research Initiative (IPRI)
National Institute of Advanced Studies
&

Centre for South Asian Studies
Pondicherry University

                                                               

 

Programme

4 October 2024, Friday
1400-1430 hrs: Inaugural Session

 
1400-1420 hrs
Welcome and Introduction
A Subramanyam Raju, 
Professor & Head, Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
 
About the workshop
D Suba Chandran, 
Professor and Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 

Keynote Address
1420-1550 hrs
One Year of War in Gaza
Stanly Johny

International Affairs Editor, The Hindu
 
1550-1615 hrs: Tea
 
1615-1745 hrs: Session II
Keynote Address
Role of Media in Contemporary Conflicts
Srinivasan Ramani

Senior Associate Editor, The Hindu
 

1745-1800 hrs: Concluding Remarks & Release of Recent NIAS Volumes

 

5 October 2024, Saturday
0900-1100 hrs: Session I

Issues: Media, Migration and Gender
 

Women in Combat Roles in Contemporary Conflicts: A Case Study of Ukraine and Gaza
Nupur Priya

Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University
 
Women and Non-State Actors in Contemporary Conflicts: Gendered Recruitment and Its Impact in ISIS and WILPF
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi

Department of Political Science and History, Christ University
 
The Migration Crisis in Venezuela: Economic Sanctions, Political Instability and the Humanitarian Problem
Prajwal TV

Department of International Relations, Peace and Public Policy, St Joseph's University, Bengaluru

New Media and Contemporary Conflicts: Reportage and Censorship in Israel-Palestine War
Emma Rose

Department of International Relations, Peace and Public Policy, St Joseph's University, Bengaluru
 
New technologies and their implications on Contemporary Conflicts: A Case Study of Ukraine
R Sachin Arvind

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
Discussants
Vaneeta

Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
&
Janish K

Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
 
1100-1130 hrs: Tea
 

1130-1300 hrs: Session IV
Regional Conflicts I: East Asia, Pacific and South Asia

 
The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands dispute: Escalation in tensions and ineffective diplomacy
Sayeka Ghosh

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
Ethnic violence in Papua New Guinea: Issues of economy and politics
Femy Francis

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
Protests in New Caledonia: Indigenous Demands and External Control
Neha Tresa George

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
Instability in Bangladesh: Protests, Regime Change and Difficult Transition
Archana Jyoti

Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
 
Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan: A tight-knit regime, legitimacy conundrum and socio-economic instability
Nuha Aamina

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
Discussants
Kavithasri M

Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
&
Bishwarupa Kar

Department of Politics and International Relations, Pondicherry University
 
1300-1400 hrs: Lunch
 

1400-1530 hrs: Session V
Regional Conflicts II: The Middle East

 
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea: Solidarity with Palestine or Iran's proxy war at sea?
Rohini Reenum

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
New fronts in the Gaza War: Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hamas, and umbrella groups in the West Bank
Ayan Datta

Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad
 
Iran-Saudi Arabia Rivalry: Regional Supremacy, Ideology and Proxy Wars
Megha Joshy

Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University
 
The Proxy War in the Middle East: Hezbollah, Houthis and Iran
Shreya Jagadeesan

Department of International Relations, Peace and Public Policy, St Joseph's University
 
Iran and the Regional Conflicts: Contemporary Objectives and Strategies
Chen Chieh Ju

Graduate Institute of International Politics in National Chung Hsing University, Taichung
 
Discussants
Vishal Kumar Yadav

Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
&
Rohit Paswan

Department of Politics and International Relations, Pondicherry University
 
1530-1600 hrs: Tea
 

1600-1700 hrs: Session VI
Regional Conflicts III: Africa, Europe and Latin America

 
One year of civil war in Sudan: Escalation, failed peace talks and humanitarian crisis 
Anu Maria Joseph

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
The Congo Conflict: Humanitarian Crisis & Ethnic Tensions
Lipun Kumar

Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University
 
Why is Europe reluctant towards Migrants? A case study of the UK, Germany, Italy and Sweden
Samruddhi Pathak

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
NATO and the Arctic: A New Cold War
Padmashree Anandhan

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
The Conflict in Haiti: The escalation of gang warfare and the failures of the international community
Advik S Mohan

School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS
 
Discussants
Divya Kamal

Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University
&
Nupur Priya

Department of Politics and International Relations, Pondicherry University
 
 

1700-1730 hrs: Concluding session
Lessons learned

 
 

 

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