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Global Politics Young Voices (GPYV) Discussion #166

Conflicts This Quarter

9 July 2026

GPYV Discussion #166
NIAS Young Scholars’ Workshop

Conflicts This Quarter
April-June 2026

Date & Time
09 July 2026, 0900-1730 hrs

 

 

Programme

0900-0930 hrs: Welcome and Inauguration
Welcome Remarks 
Prof D Suba Chandran
Dean, School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS

0930-1100 hrs: Session-I
One Korea to Two States: Pyongyang's Charter Revision, Seoul's Naming Dilemma, and Beijing's Quiet Endorsement
Avaneesh S, Department of History, School of Social Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

Pakistan's Internal Violence: Recurrent Attacks, Contesting Insurgencies and a Defiant Status Quo
Radhika M Agarwal, Department of Politics and International Relations, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gujarat

The Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict: A Collapsed Lull, Defiant Kabul, Contesting Casualties and the Limits of Mediation
Vani Vyshnavi Jupudi, MPP Candidate, Hertie School, Berlin

The US-Iran War: An Unsure Truce, Shifting Priorities, and Global Fallouts
Brighty Ann Sarah, Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

The Israel-Lebanon Conflict: Ceasefire Violations, Territorial Occupation and Evolving Endgames
Rohini Reenum,  PhD Scholar, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

1100-1130 hrs: Tea 

1130-1300: Session-II
The War in Gaza: A Fragile Truce Amid Expansion, Displacement and Regional Spillover
Urja Kudalkar,  Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru

The Sahel This Quarter: Expanding Militant Attacks, Military Cooperation and the Worsening Humanitarian Situation
Akshath Kaimal,  Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

Fourth year of Sudan's Civil War: Continued Military Escalation, Worsening Humanitarian Crisis, and Faltering International Response
Madhura Meenakshi Tanikella,  Department of Political Science, School of Liberal Arts, Alliance University, Bengaluru

Central Africa's Ebola Resurgence: The Bundibugyo Strain Emergence, Ugandan Cross-Border Spillovers, and Ituri's Containment Crisis
Deb Datta,  Graduate from Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry

Conflicts in South Africa: Continued Anti-Zionist Movements and Social Unrest Amid Rising Anti-Immigrant Violence
Namrata L Ghanghatkar,  Department of Public Policy, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru

1300-1400 hrs: Lunch

1400-1530: Session-III
The War in Ukraine: Stalled Peace, Increased Drone Attacks and Long-range Strikes
Padmashree Anandhan, Project Associate, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

Gang Violence and State Collapse in Haiti: The Kenyan MSS Forces Departure, Cité Soleil Unrest, and the Gang Suppression Force Deployment
Acsah H,  Manipal Institute of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, MAHE, Manipal

Ecuador's Security Crisis: Unrest and Violence Over LATAM Drug Trade
Aarav Bhaskar,  The American Embassy School, New Delhi

Extreme Weather Events This Quarter: Heatwaves in Europe & Flooding in South Asia
Lekshmi MK,  Research Assistant, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bengaluru

1530-1600hrs: Break

1600-1630 hrs: Special Address
State of Global Conflicts
Zahid Mövlazadä, Executive Director, GPPAC

1630-1730 hrs: Session-IV (Online)
EU–China Trade Frictions Intensify: New Industrial Safeguards, Beijing’s Retaliatory Warnings, and Growing Security Concerns Over Military Ties with Russia
Yesasvi Koganti, Department of Political Science, Madras Christian Challenge, Chennai

China-Taiwan Cross-Strait Tensions: PLA Operations, Diplomatic Warnings, and Taiwan's Military Response Heightens Cross-strait Tensions
Sreemaya Nair, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, University of Madras, Chennai

Conflict in DR Congo: A Fragile Lull in Violence Yet Enduring Human Impact Amidst Ebola Spread
Anu Maria Joseph, Non-Resident Fellow at the Subhas Chandra Bose Chair on International Relations, Chanakya University, Bengaluru

Colombia’s Ban on Female Genital Mutilation: Legislative Reform, Stakeholder Responses, and Future Implications
Nithin V, Department of International Relations, Loyola College, Chennai

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