Nandika.

Research & analysis

Blogs and Articles

Throughout different stages of my academic journey and professional work, I have often encountered questions that pushed me to dig deeper. Some of those questions stayed with me long after the classroom discussion or research project ended. This blog represents the answers I found while exploring those questions — sometimes through research, sometimes through reflection, and often through both.
Welcome to my blog page. Here, I share a small piece of my thinking: ideas, analyses, and reflections on international law, conflict, justice, and the evolving challenges that shape them.

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Dual-Use No Longer Neutral: Militarized Technologies and the Lessons of Syria

This article argues that the category of “dual-use” is no longer a neutral description in contemporary conflict. Using Syria as a case study, it shows how chemical precursors, commercial drones, satellite imagery, and digital systems become embedded in military architectures, exposing the growing limits of traditional export-control logic.

Arms Control Syria Dual-Use Tech
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Problem of Child Soldiers in South Asia

The recruitment and use of child soldiers in South Asia remains one of the most grave and enduring violations of international humanitarian and human rights law. Trapped between armed conflict, poverty, and political instability, thousands of children have been stripped of their childhood and forced into cycles of violence that scar individuals and societies alike.

IHL South Asia Child Protection
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Constitutionality Of Death Penalty And Impact On Stakeholders

The constitutionality of the death penalty continues to provoke intense legal, moral, and societal debate, particularly within the framework of fundamental rights and human dignity. Beyond questions of deterrence and justice, capital punishment profoundly affects a wide range of stakeholders, exposing deep tensions between retribution, fairness, and the evolving standards of constitutional morality.

Constitutional Law Criminal Justice
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