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.
Latest TSA
South Asian solidarity facing cyclone Ditwah – C276
On 30 November 2025, Cyclone Ditwah hit Sri Lanka, causing heavy flooding, landslides, and devastating losses, impacting more than 1,5 million people. According to reports, around 474 were dead, 356 missing, and 201,875 displaced in 1,385 shelters. The situation was grave enough for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to declare...
Letter to António Costa Regarding the UN Working Group on Shahriar Kabir
Ex.mo Senhor
Presidente do Conselho Europeu
António Costa
Rue de la Loi 175
1048 Bruxelles Belgique
Subject: Immediate EU Action Needed: UN Declares Shahriar Kabir’s Detention Arbitrary
Dear Mr. President,
I am writing on behalf of the South Asia Democratic Forum (SADF) to urgently draw your attention to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s...
Press Release on Shahriar Kabir
UN Declares Shahriar Kabir’s Detention Arbitrary, Urges Immediate Release and Reparations
Stockholm, 21 November 2025 – The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), in its Opinion No. 40/2025 taken at its 103rd Session (23-25 August), has ruled that the detention of Shahriar Kabir (who is arrested since 17...