Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy

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.