School of Conflict and Security Studies
Srikumar Pullat
Lokendra Sharma
Anshuman Behera
Dr. Anshuman Behera is an Associate Professor at NIAS, Bangalore. Before joining NIAS , Dr. Behera worked with Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi and the Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi. Dr. Behera's research areas include Conflict Resolution, Internal conflicts in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, terrorism in South Asia, religious radicalisation.
Dr. Behera's research areas include Conflict Resolution, Internal conflicts in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, terrorism in South Asia, religious radicalisation.
M Mayilvaganan
Prakash Panneerselvam
Prakash Pannerselvam is an Assistant Professor with the International Strategic & Security Studies Programme, NIAS. He holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). He was the first Visiting Fellow to Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Staff College, Tokyo. He is a recipient of the Japan Foundation Fellow (2011) and Okita Memorial Fellowship (2008). Moreover, Prakash was a trained merchant mariner with Poompuhar Shipping Corporation Ltd.
Before joining NIAS, he worked with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Defence & Aerospace Sector. His primary areas of interest are Maritime Security, Indian Ocean Region, East Asia, Indian Defence Production and Acquisition policy. He has also published articles both in the national and international journal
Protests in Gwadar: Who and Why
For the rest of Pakistan, Gwadar is more of a strategic asset, than a region made of people with their own aspirations.
The EU-Pakistan tussle over the GSP+ status
Given the interdependence of the EU and Pakistan on issues more than trade, the GSP+ withdrawal could affect both countries adversely.
Pakistan and the Cryptocurrency Wave
Despite several challenges, Pakistan has seen a boom in trading and mining cryptocurrency.