International Peace Research Initiative (IPRI) was launched in July 2018 at NIAS, Bangalore. Supported by KAS, the Initiative has the following five components:
- Preparing an annual on global armed conflicts and peace processes
- Basic research and publications, with a policy focus on “Peace Research”
- NIAS-KAS “Peace Lecture” Series
- Creating a Network of Institutions and Scholars
- Capacity Building among Young Scholars
- Department of International Studies and History, Christ University, UMISARC in Pondicherry University, Stella Maris College in Chennai and Centre for South Asian Studies in Kathmandu are the network partners.
