Shivani Sharma
Shivani is a Guest Assistant Professor the Sri Venkateshwara College, University of Delhi. She has recently submitted her PhD. at the Centre for South Asian Studies, School of Interna-tional Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has previously taught at the Hindu College and Indraprastha College for Women, University of Delhi and was a fellow at the South Asia Democratic Forum. Her main areas of research include international politics, security politics and terrorism studies. Shivani possesses both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Political Sci-ence from the Hindu College, University of Delhi and an M.Phil. in South Asian Studies from the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
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SADF NEWSLETTER South Asia Weekly – On the Afghan-Pakistani Border
The Most Consequential Developments Are the Least Reported
In South Asia, the developments most likely to shape the region’s future are often the ones receiving the least international attention. While global media focuses on crises elsewhere, a volatile situation is unfolding between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with implications for regional security,...
SADF PODCAST Wars Beyond Borders: How Two Conflicts Are Reshaping South Asia
On 15 March, 2026, SADF held a podcast called "Wars Beyond Borders: The Impact of Pakistan-Afghanistan and Iran-US Conflicts on South Asia" with Dr. Indira Boutier.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWMUPvBVkY8&t=5s
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Wars Beyond Borders: How Two Conflicts Are Reshaping South Asia
South Asia today finds itself caught between two escalating...
Press Release “The International Crimes Tribunals of Bangladesh: The New Government Must Stop the...
The South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) expresses grave concern over the use of the International Crimes Tribunals of Bangladesh (ICTBD) to target the political leaders of Bangladesh Awami League (ALBD), Jatiyo Somajtantrik Dol (JaSod), Bangladesh Workers Party, journalists and the secular activists and human rights defenders, e.g., Shahriar...