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Global Politics Young Voices (GPYV) Discussion #154

State of Political Parties

25 August 2025

Global Politics Young Voices # 154
Workshop on
State of Political Parties

Organized by
National Institute of Advanced Studies & Centre for South
Asian Studies, Pondicherry University

Date & Venue:
25 August 2025, Monday, UMISARC Auditorium

Programme

1330-1400 hrs: Welcome Address
Welcome Remarks
Dr SI Humayun, Head, Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University

D Suba Chandran, Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS

1400-1530 hrs: Session-I
Pakistan People's Party: Navigating Political Turmoil, Economic Strains, and New Turn for Social Justice
Brighty Ann Sarah, Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai

The Rise of PTI: Leadership, Youth and New Slogans
Lekshmi MK, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai

Fragmentation and Flux in Pakistan: Institutionalization versus Instability
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi, Department of International Studies, Political Science and History, Christ (Deemed to be University)

Decline of Dynastic Politics in South Asia: Fading Legacies, Emerging Alternatives
Kasvi Batra, Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies

Discussant:
Astha Panda, Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University

Resource Person:
Mr Adarsh Vijay, Asst Professor, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai

1530-1600 hrs: Tea

1600-1730 hrs: Session-II
Bangladesh's Political Transition: The Rise of Student Parties
Emma Rose Boby, Department of International Relations, Peace and Public Policy, St Joseph’s University, Bengaluru

Promises and Paradoxes: Women’s Representation in Bhutan’s Political Parties
Aparna A Nair, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian College, Chennai

Will the Nepali Congress reinvent itself? The Challenge of leadership, factionalism, ideology and reform
R. Preetha, Department of International Studies, Stella Maris College, Chennai.

The existential dilemma of Myanmar's ethnic parties: Resistance and Pragmatism
Vishnudev S, Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University

Discussants
Jasanavi Ramanujam and Devika MS, Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University

Resource Persons
Dr Santhosh Mathew & Prof Purushothaman
Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University

1730 hrs: Vote of Thanks
Emma Rose Boby
Department of International Relations, Peace and Public Policy, St Joseph’s University, Bengaluru
&
Astha Panda
Centre for South Asian Studies, Pondicherry University

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