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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US–Bangladesh New Trade Agreement: Impacts of Ending Subsidies in Agriculture and Industry, and Future...
On February 9, 2026, Bangladesh’s interim government signed a bilateral trade agreement with the United States. This agreement has sparked widespread debate regarding Bangladesh’s autonomy in economic policymaking and its sovereignty (CPD April 19, 2026). As an apparent concession, the United States reduced reciprocal tariffs on Bangladeshi goods from...
Iran, Israel, and US War: South Asian Migrant Workers and the Need for a...
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“It was nothing like any sound I have heard before in my life,” said Vikrant, a 28-year-old Dubai-based Indian delivery worker, recalling the thunder of explosions when Iranian drones struck the United Arab Emirates (Kumar, 2026). Fearing for his safety, he shared only his first name. Today, Vikrant’s anxiety...
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,...