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Prithvi Iyer

Prithvi Iyer
Prithvi Iyer was a Research Assistant at Observer Research Foundation Mumbai. His research interests include understanding the mental health implications of political conflict the role of behavioural science in shaping foreign policy outcomes and discourse pertaining to Countering Violent Extremism.

Featured Publications

The myth of ‘Pure Evil’: Using behavioural science to help understand and counter terrorism
May 11, 2023

The myth of ‘Pure Evil’: Using behavioural science to help understand and counter terrorism

Prithvi Iyer
The ORF Foreign Policy Survey 2021: Young India and The World
Aug 15, 2021

The ORF Foreign Policy Survey 2021: Young India and The World

Harsh V. Pant | Kartik Bommakanti | Aarshi Tirkey | Nivedita Kapoor | Prithvi Iyer
सोशल मीडिया ऐप ‘कू’ की चहक से ट्विटर को कितना ख़तरा?
Jun 29, 2021

सोशल मीडिया ऐप ‘कू’ की चहक से ट्विटर को कितना ख़तरा?

Prithvi Iyer
Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform
Apr 22, 2021

Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स से दोषियों को बाहर करने पर रुक जाएगी हेट स्पीच?
Apr 14, 2021

सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स से दोषियों को बाहर करने पर रुक जाएगी हेट स्पीच?

Prithvi Iyer
Emotions and Vote Choice: Perspectives from the US and India
Mar 02, 2021

Emotions and Vote Choice: Perspectives from the US and India

Prithvi Iyer
Koo’s chirps won't silence the blue bird
Feb 25, 2021

Koo’s chirps won't silence the blue bird

| Prithvi Iyer
मुश्किलों के लिए खुद को ढालना: कोरोना महामारी के बाद मनोवैज्ञानिक लचीलापन बेहद ज़रूरी
Feb 20, 2021

मुश्किलों के लिए खुद को ढालना: कोरोना महामारी के बाद मनोवैज्ञानिक लचीलापन बेहद ज़रूरी

Prithvi Iyer
Is deplatforming the answer to countering hate-speech?
Jan 24, 2021

Is deplatforming the answer to countering hate-speech?

| Prithvi Iyer
महिलाएं और धुर दक्षिणपंथ — एक बेमेल जोड़ी, लेकिन उफ़ान पर!
Jan 13, 2021

महिलाएं और धुर दक्षिणपंथ — एक बेमेल जोड़ी, लेकिन उफ़ान पर!

Prithvi Iyer | Shruti Jain
कैपिटल हिल पर हमला: चरमपंथ के ‘अमेरिकी’ ब्रांड की जड़ें तलाशने की कोशिश
Jan 13, 2021

कैपिटल हिल पर हमला: चरमपंथ के ‘अमेरिकी’ ब्रांड की जड़ें तलाशने की कोशिश

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
Tracing the roots of an American brand of extremism
Jan 12, 2021

Tracing the roots of an American brand of extremism

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
An unlikely match: Women and the far-right
Jan 04, 2021

An unlikely match: Women and the far-right

| Prithvi Iyer | Shruti Jain
२०२१ ठरावे मानसिक आरोग्याचे वर्ष
Dec 28, 2020

२०२१ ठरावे मानसिक आरोग्याचे वर्ष

Prithvi Iyer
Adapting to Adversity: The need for psychological resilience in 2021
Dec 22, 2020

Adapting to Adversity: The need for psychological resilience in 2021

| Prithvi Iyer
अमेरिका की ‘राजनीति’ से भले ही ट्रंप चले गए हों लेकिन ‘ट्रंपिज़्म’ कहीं नहीं जा रहा
Dec 19, 2020

अमेरिका की ‘राजनीति’ से भले ही ट्रंप चले गए हों लेकिन ‘ट्रंपिज़्म’ कहीं नहीं जा रहा

Prithvi Iyer
What happens to QAnon in a post-Trump America?
Dec 02, 2020

What happens to QAnon in a post-Trump America?

| Prithvi Iyer
Understanding the Indian Public Opinion-Foreign Policy Relationship
Nov 23, 2020

Understanding the Indian Public Opinion-Foreign Policy Relationship

Prithvi Iyer
कोविड-19: अनेपक्षित महामारी के दौर में मानवीय मदद की चुनौतियां
Nov 20, 2020

कोविड-19: अनेपक्षित महामारी के दौर में मानवीय मदद की चुनौतियां

Prithvi Iyer
Trump may leave but ‘Trumpism’ may not
Nov 12, 2020

Trump may leave but ‘Trumpism’ may not

| Prithvi Iyer
अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति चुनाव 2020: साज़िश की थ्योरी माने जाने वाले QAnon का प्रभाव?
Oct 29, 2020

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति चुनाव 2020: साज़िश की थ्योरी माने जाने वाले QAnon का प्रभाव?

Prithvi Iyer
Challenges for humanitarian aid in the Covid19 age
Oct 22, 2020

Challenges for humanitarian aid in the Covid19 age

| Prithvi Iyer
चॉकलेट को रिझाने की कोशिश में खेत और सुपरमार्केट
Oct 14, 2020

चॉकलेट को रिझाने की कोशिश में खेत और सुपरमार्केट

Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer
अमेरिकन निवडणुकांवर ‘क्यूअनॉन’चे सावट
Sep 30, 2020

अमेरिकन निवडणुकांवर ‘क्यूअनॉन’चे सावट

Prithvi Iyer | Jibran A Khan
How QAnon can impact the upcoming US elections
Sep 24, 2020

How QAnon can impact the upcoming US elections

| Prithvi Iyer
Understanding Trump and Biden’s courtship of the white voter 
Sep 17, 2020

Understanding Trump and Biden’s courtship of the white voter 

| Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer
Can Communal Violence Fuel an ISIS Threat in India? An Analysis of ‘Voice of Hind’
Sep 04, 2020

Can Communal Violence Fuel an ISIS Threat in India? An Analysis of ‘Voice of Hind’

Prithvi Iyer | Maya Mirchandani
जम्मू-कश्मीर: नए डोमिसाइल कानून से घाटी में भारत विरोधी सोच को बढ़ावा
Aug 31, 2020

जम्मू-कश्मीर: नए डोमिसाइल कानून से घाटी में भारत विरोधी सोच को बढ़ावा

Khalid Shah | Prithvi Iyer
Celebrity Mental Illness: A bitter pill to swallow
Aug 14, 2020

Celebrity Mental Illness: A bitter pill to swallow

| Prithvi Iyer
From Fears to Conviction: Why Internet Shutdowns Don’t Work
Aug 01, 2020

From Fears to Conviction: Why Internet Shutdowns Don’t Work

| Prithvi Iyer
My liberalism versus your liberalism: The struggle for positive consensus
Jul 03, 2020

My liberalism versus your liberalism: The struggle for positive consensus

| Prithvi Iyer
Decoding the new domicile law of Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 30, 2020

Decoding the new domicile law of Jammu and Kashmir

| Khalid Shah | Prithvi Iyer
कोविड-19: हमारे मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर हावी होते मूड ट्रैकिंग ऐप
Jun 25, 2020

कोविड-19: हमारे मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर हावी होते मूड ट्रैकिंग ऐप

Prithvi Iyer
Trump, Antifa and the ever-changing notion of the “enemy”
Jun 09, 2020

Trump, Antifa and the ever-changing notion of the “enemy”

| Prithvi Iyer
माणसाच्या मनाचेही ‘डिजिटलायझेशन’?
May 28, 2020

माणसाच्या मनाचेही ‘डिजिटलायझेशन’?

Prithvi Iyer
The Internet and Lone Wolf Terrorism in India
May 27, 2020

The Internet and Lone Wolf Terrorism in India

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
Digitalisation of mental health: a bitter-sweet irony
May 26, 2020

Digitalisation of mental health: a bitter-sweet irony

| Prithvi Iyer
The paradox of privilege: Guilt during COVID19
May 01, 2020

The paradox of privilege: Guilt during COVID19

| Prithvi Iyer
डिजिटल लैब: डिजिटल उपकरण का श्रमिक के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर प्रभाव
May 01, 2020

डिजिटल लैब: डिजिटल उपकरण का श्रमिक के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर प्रभाव

Prithvi Iyer
Why terrorism needs hate to thrive: A case of the Kabul attacks
Apr 17, 2020

Why terrorism needs hate to thrive: A case of the Kabul attacks

| Prithvi Iyer
Towards an India–US consensus on counterterrorism cooperation
Apr 08, 2020

Towards an India–US consensus on counterterrorism cooperation

Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer
कोरोना वायरस और युद्ध; जहन्नुम में बनी जोड़ी!
Apr 06, 2020

कोरोना वायरस और युद्ध; जहन्नुम में बनी जोड़ी!

Prithvi Iyer
Humanising digital labour: The toll of content moderation on mental health
Apr 02, 2020

Humanising digital labour: The toll of content moderation on mental health

| Prithvi Iyer
सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग की चुनौतियों से कैसे पार पाएं?
Apr 01, 2020

सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग की चुनौतियों से कैसे पार पाएं?

Prithvi Iyer
Overcoming social distancing blues
Mar 23, 2020

Overcoming social distancing blues

| Prithvi Iyer
Corona and conflict – A match made in hell
Mar 19, 2020

Corona and conflict – A match made in hell

| Prithvi Iyer
मासूम युवाओं को आतंकी बनाने के पीछे का दिमाग़ी खेल और चालाक रणनीतियां
Feb 14, 2020

मासूम युवाओं को आतंकी बनाने के पीछे का दिमाग़ी खेल और चालाक रणनीतियां

Prithvi Iyer
Mind games behind terror recruitment
Feb 03, 2020

Mind games behind terror recruitment

| Prithvi Iyer
भारत में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य संरक्षण क़ानून की राह में अभी भी है कई रुकावटें
Jan 06, 2020

भारत में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य संरक्षण क़ानून की राह में अभी भी है कई रुकावटें

Prithvi Iyer
Analyzing global response to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act
Dec 26, 2019

Analyzing global response to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act

| Prithvi Iyer
मानसिक आरोग्य कायदा किती फायद्याचा?
Dec 25, 2019

मानसिक आरोग्य कायदा किती फायद्याचा?

Prithvi Iyer
Examining the progressive and archaic elements of the Mental Health Care Act
Dec 13, 2019

Examining the progressive and archaic elements of the Mental Health Care Act

| Prithvi Iyer
A need for broad-based Countering Violent Extremism strategies in India
Nov 22, 2019

A need for broad-based Countering Violent Extremism strategies in India

| Prithvi Iyer
The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley
Oct 09, 2019

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley

| Prithvi Iyer
Integrating the community for mitigating psychological impact of conflict in Kashmir
Aug 13, 2019

Integrating the community for mitigating psychological impact of conflict in Kashmir

| Prithvi Iyer
Broadening the notion of ‘peace’ in conflict ridden Kashmir
Jul 30, 2019

Broadening the notion of ‘peace’ in conflict ridden Kashmir

| Prithvi Iyer
Return of the Holbrooke thought in US’ South Asia policy?
Jul 26, 2019

Return of the Holbrooke thought in US’ South Asia policy?

| Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer

Expert Speak

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Cyber and Technology Jun 29, 2021

सोशल मीडिया ऐप ‘कू’ की चहक से ट्विटर को कितना ख़तरा?

Prithvi Iyer
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Cyber Security | Cyber and Technology Apr 14, 2021

सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स से दोषियों को बाहर करने पर रुक जाएगी हेट स्पीच?

Prithvi Iyer
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Cyber and Technology Feb 25, 2021

Koo’s chirps won't silence the blue bird

| Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Feb 20, 2021

मुश्किलों के लिए खुद को ढालना: कोरोना महामारी के बाद मनोवैज्ञानिक लचीलापन बेहद ज़रूरी

Prithvi Iyer
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Media and Internet | Cyber Security | Internet Governance | Cyber and Technology Jan 24, 2021

Is deplatforming the answer to countering hate-speech?

| Prithvi Iyer
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GENDER ISSUES Jan 13, 2021

महिलाएं और धुर दक्षिणपंथ — एक बेमेल जोड़ी, लेकिन उफ़ान पर!

Prithvi Iyer | Shruti Jain
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International Affairs Jan 13, 2021

कैपिटल हिल पर हमला: चरमपंथ के ‘अमेरिकी’ ब्रांड की जड़ें तलाशने की कोशिश

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
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Gender Jan 04, 2021

An unlikely match: Women and the far-right

| Prithvi Iyer | Shruti Jain
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Healthcare Dec 22, 2020

Adapting to Adversity: The need for psychological resilience in 2021

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance Dec 19, 2020

अमेरिका की ‘राजनीति’ से भले ही ट्रंप चले गए हों लेकिन ‘ट्रंपिज़्म’ कहीं नहीं जा रहा

Prithvi Iyer
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Media and Internet | US Domestic Politics | Cyber and Technology Dec 02, 2020

What happens to QAnon in a post-Trump America?

| Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Nov 20, 2020

कोविड-19: अनेपक्षित महामारी के दौर में मानवीय मदद की चुनौतियां

Prithvi Iyer
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US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics Nov 12, 2020

Trump may leave but ‘Trumpism’ may not

| Prithvi Iyer
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International Affairs Oct 29, 2020

अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति चुनाव 2020: साज़िश की थ्योरी माने जाने वाले QAnon का प्रभाव?

Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Oct 22, 2020

Challenges for humanitarian aid in the Covid19 age

| Prithvi Iyer
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US Foreign Policy Oct 14, 2020

चॉकलेट को रिझाने की कोशिश में खेत और सुपरमार्केट

Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer
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International Affairs | US Domestic Politics Sep 24, 2020

How QAnon can impact the upcoming US elections

| Prithvi Iyer
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US Domestic Politics Sep 17, 2020

Understanding Trump and Biden’s courtship of the white voter 

| Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice Aug 31, 2020

जम्मू-कश्मीर: नए डोमिसाइल कानून से घाटी में भारत विरोधी सोच को बढ़ावा

Khalid Shah | Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Aug 14, 2020

Celebrity Mental Illness: A bitter pill to swallow

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance | National Politics Jul 03, 2020

My liberalism versus your liberalism: The struggle for positive consensus

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Law and Justice Jun 30, 2020

Decoding the new domicile law of Jammu and Kashmir

| Khalid Shah | Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare | Media and Internet Jun 25, 2020

कोविड-19: हमारे मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर हावी होते मूड ट्रैकिंग ऐप

Prithvi Iyer
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Terrorism | US Domestic Politics Jun 09, 2020

Trump, Antifa and the ever-changing notion of the “enemy”

| Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare | Media and Internet May 26, 2020

Digitalisation of mental health: a bitter-sweet irony

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Healthcare May 01, 2020

The paradox of privilege: Guilt during COVID19

| Prithvi Iyer
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Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology May 01, 2020

डिजिटल लैब: डिजिटल उपकरण का श्रमिक के मानसिक स्वास्थ्य पर प्रभाव

Prithvi Iyer
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Apr 17, 2020

Why terrorism needs hate to thrive: A case of the Kabul attacks

| Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Apr 06, 2020

कोरोना वायरस और युद्ध; जहन्नुम में बनी जोड़ी!

Prithvi Iyer
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Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology | Privacy and Surveillance Apr 02, 2020

Humanising digital labour: The toll of content moderation on mental health

| Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Apr 01, 2020

सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग की चुनौतियों से कैसे पार पाएं?

Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Mar 23, 2020

Overcoming social distancing blues

| Prithvi Iyer
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | Healthcare Mar 19, 2020

Corona and conflict – A match made in hell

| Prithvi Iyer
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Terrorism | Internal Security Feb 14, 2020

मासूम युवाओं को आतंकी बनाने के पीछे का दिमाग़ी खेल और चालाक रणनीतियां

Prithvi Iyer
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Internal Security Feb 03, 2020

Mind games behind terror recruitment

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance Jan 06, 2020

भारत में मानसिक स्वास्थ्य संरक्षण क़ानून की राह में अभी भी है कई रुकावटें

Prithvi Iyer
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Indian Foreign Policy | Domestic Politics and Governance | US Foreign Policy Dec 26, 2019

Analyzing global response to the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Healthcare Dec 13, 2019

Examining the progressive and archaic elements of the Mental Health Care Act

| Prithvi Iyer
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Internal Security | Indian Defence Nov 22, 2019

A need for broad-based Countering Violent Extremism strategies in India

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Social Inclusion Oct 09, 2019

The unintended consequences of conflict: Erosion of cultural heritage in the Kashmir Valley

| Prithvi Iyer
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Internal Security Aug 13, 2019

Integrating the community for mitigating psychological impact of conflict in Kashmir

| Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Jul 30, 2019

Broadening the notion of ‘peace’ in conflict ridden Kashmir

| Prithvi Iyer
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International Affairs | Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy Jul 26, 2019

Return of the Holbrooke thought in US’ South Asia policy?

| Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer

Contributors

Kashish Parpiani

Kashish Parpiani

118 Contributions

Jibran A Khan

Jibran A Khan

7 Contributions

Khalid Shah

Khalid Shah

79 Contributions

Shruti Jain

Shruti Jain

54 Contributions

Kabir Taneja

Kabir Taneja

505 Contributions

Harsh V. Pant

Harsh V. Pant

1405 Contributions

Kartik Bommakanti

Kartik Bommakanti

290 Contributions

Aarshi Tirkey

Aarshi Tirkey

75 Contributions

Nivedita Kapoor

Nivedita Kapoor

84 Contributions

Maya Mirchandani

Maya Mirchandani

45 Contributions

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Commentaries

Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform
Indian Foreign Policy Apr 22, 2021

Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
Tracing the roots of an American brand of extremism
US Domestic Politics Jan 12, 2021

Tracing the roots of an American brand of extremism

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
२०२१ ठरावे मानसिक आरोग्याचे वर्ष
Urbanisation Dec 28, 2020

२०२१ ठरावे मानसिक आरोग्याचे वर्ष

Prithvi Iyer
अमेरिकन निवडणुकांवर ‘क्यूअनॉन’चे सावट
International Affairs Sep 30, 2020

अमेरिकन निवडणुकांवर ‘क्यूअनॉन’चे सावट

Prithvi Iyer | Jibran A Khan
From Fears to Conviction: Why Internet Shutdowns Don’t Work
Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Aug 01, 2020

From Fears to Conviction: Why Internet Shutdowns Don’t Work

| Prithvi Iyer
माणसाच्या मनाचेही ‘डिजिटलायझेशन’?
Healthcare | Media and Internet May 28, 2020

माणसाच्या मनाचेही ‘डिजिटलायझेशन’?

Prithvi Iyer
The Internet and Lone Wolf Terrorism in India
Internal Security May 27, 2020

The Internet and Lone Wolf Terrorism in India

Kabir Taneja | Prithvi Iyer
मानसिक आरोग्य कायदा किती फायद्याचा?
Healthcare | Climate, Food and Environment | Energy | Gender Dec 25, 2019

मानसिक आरोग्य कायदा किती फायद्याचा?

Prithvi Iyer

Issue Briefs

The myth of ‘Pure Evil’: Using behavioural science to help understand and counter terrorism
International Affairs | Terrorism May 11, 2023

The myth of ‘Pure Evil’: Using behavioural science to help understand and counter terrorism

Prithvi Iyer
Emotions and Vote Choice: Perspectives from the US and India
Indian Foreign Policy Mar 02, 2021

Emotions and Vote Choice: Perspectives from the US and India

Prithvi Iyer

Special Reports

Can Communal Violence Fuel an ISIS Threat in India? An Analysis of ‘Voice of Hind’
Terrorism | Media and Internet | Cyber and Technology Sep 04, 2020

Can Communal Violence Fuel an ISIS Threat in India? An Analysis of ‘Voice of Hind’

Prithvi Iyer | Maya Mirchandani

Occasional Papers

Understanding the Indian Public Opinion-Foreign Policy Relationship
Indian Foreign Policy | Media and Internet Nov 23, 2020

Understanding the Indian Public Opinion-Foreign Policy Relationship

Prithvi Iyer
Towards an India–US consensus on counterterrorism cooperation
Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy | Terrorism Apr 08, 2020

Towards an India–US consensus on counterterrorism cooperation

Kashish Parpiani | Prithvi Iyer