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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.

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

Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform

Kabir Taneja | 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

Expert Speak

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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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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 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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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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US Foreign Policy | US Domestic Politics Nov 12, 2020

Trump may leave but ‘Trumpism’ may not

| Prithvi Iyer
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Healthcare Oct 22, 2020

Challenges for humanitarian aid in the Covid19 age

| 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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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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Terrorism | US Domestic Politics Jun 09, 2020

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

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Commentaries

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

Koo: India’s Latest Local Social Media Platform

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

The Internet and Lone Wolf Terrorism in India

Kabir Taneja | 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’
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

ORF हिन्दी

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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ORF मराठी

२०२१ ठरावे मानसिक आरोग्याचे वर्ष
Dec 28, 2020

२०२१ ठरावे मानसिक आरोग्याचे वर्ष

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

अमेरिकन निवडणुकांवर ‘क्यूअनॉन’चे सावट

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

माणसाच्या मनाचेही ‘डिजिटलायझेशन’?

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

मानसिक आरोग्य कायदा किती फायद्याचा?

Prithvi Iyer

Contributors

Kashish Parpiani

Kashish Parpiani

129 Contributions

Jibran A Khan

Jibran A Khan

10 Contributions

Khalid Shah

Khalid Shah

84 Contributions

Shruti Jain

Shruti Jain

73 Contributions

Kabir Taneja

Kabir Taneja

736 Contributions

Harsh V. Pant

Harsh V. Pant

2126 Contributions

Kartik Bommakanti

Kartik Bommakanti

478 Contributions

Aarshi Tirkey

Aarshi Tirkey

87 Contributions

Nivedita Kapoor

Nivedita Kapoor

97 Contributions

Maya Mirchandani

Maya Mirchandani

52 Contributions

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