Atharva Mehendale
Atharva Mehendale is a final year graduate student pursuing a Master of Arts in International Relations from the School of International Affairs, O.P Jindal Global University, India. His research interests lie at the intersection of urban affairs and migration studies. He is currently working on his master’s thesis that explores migrant aspirations vis-à-vis the political economy of internal migration in India. He is associated with the Centre for Migration & Mobility Studies at the same university in the capacity of a Research Assistant.
Latest TSA
Pakistan’s Embassy in Brussels Holds Questionable Kashmir Exhibition (Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
A Kashmir exhibition in Brussels speaks to a wider struggle: who shapes Europe’s understanding of South Asia?
In Pakistan’s Embassy in Brussels Holds Questionable Kashmir Exhibition, Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf examines the embassy’s October 2026 event through his “Three Ds” framework: Delay, Distract and Discredit. He argues that the exhibition...
Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of Foreign Engagement (Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
An external confrontation can serve an internal purpose: keeping those in power beyond scrutiny.
Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf examines this connection through Pakistan’s “Three Ds” of foreign engagement: Delay India’s international advance, Distract from domestic governance failures and Discredit New Delhi abroad. His analysis links disputes over Kashmir and the...
Indus Water Treaty – Countering Pakistan’s War of Narratives (Siegfried O. Wolf on Substack)
Putting a water treaty on hold is not the same as stopping a river.
The dispute over the Indus Waters Treaty reveals how water, security and political narratives intersect in a changing South Asia. Understanding it requires looking beyond diplomatic accusations to the infrastructure that controls water—and the institutions that...