
Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy is an Associate Fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme’s Neighbourhood Studies Initiative.
He focuses on strategic and security-related developments in the South Asian region, with a specific interest in Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Bhutan. His research work also includes the study of intersection between public opinion and foreign policy.
Aditya has interned at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretariat and the High Commission of India in the UK. He has a MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
His writings have been featured in Foreign Policy, The Hindu, Economic Times, Hindustan Times, The Strait Times, South Asian Voices, among other platforms. He has also written for peer-reviewed journals.
Commentaries
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Jun 02, 2026CSC Will Elevate SL’s Weight in the Indian Ocean
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Apr 01, 2026Chagos, Maldives, Mauritius: A headache India Cannot Ignore
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Jan 06, 2026India's Hits and Misses in the Neighbourhood in 2025
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Dec 16, 2025In Colombo, New Delhi’s Relief Route to Goodwill
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Nov 18, 2025India-Bhutan: Reiterating Old Ties in A New Context
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Aug 20, 2025What does young India think of Sri Lanka?
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Aug 05, 2025The Malé Turnaround
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Aug 02, 2025PM Modi’s engagement with the Maldives shows India is playing the long game
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Jul 28, 2025What does Young India think of Muizzu’s foreign policy?
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Jun 28, 2025A China-led trilateral nexus as India’s new challenge
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May 11, 2025Rethinking Non-Alignment in South Asia Amid Uncertainty in Pakistan
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Apr 19, 2025Modi’s SL visit lays ground for further collab