Neha Dwivedi began her PhD at the Department of Politics and International Relations in October 2023. She holds a Master’s degree in War Studies from the Swedish Defence University in Stockholm, Sweden.
Under the supervision of by Professor Gearoid Millar, Professor Joanne McEvoy, and Dr Tom Bentley, her research focuses on the discursive construction of the ‘right’ time in US-Afghan peace negotiations. Her research interests include temporality, Afghanistan, peace negotiations, violence mapping, and peacebuilding. She enjoys exploring new methods to automate data collection processes.
Previously, she worked as a lead data analyst at Everstream Analytics and as a military analyst at Janes. Additionally, she served as a Visiting Fellow at the Stimson Center’s South Asian Voices program in Washington, D.C., in July 2018. She has contributed articles to the Stimson Center, The Diplomat magazine, and Jane’s Intelligence Review. Furthermore, she has teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant in the Sociology Department at the University of Aberdeen.
Publications
- Dwivedi, N. 2020. “India’s Position in a Post-U.S. Withdrawal Afghanistan”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/indias-position-in-a-post-u-s-withdrawal-afghanistan/
- Tourangbam, M. and Dwivedi, N. 2020. “Does India Have a New Playbook for a New Afghanistan?”, The Diplomat. Available at: https://thediplomat.com/2020/06/does-india-have-a-new-playbook-for-a-new-afghanistan/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2020. “COVID-19: The Complex Reality of Conflict Zones”, Diplomatist. Available at: https://diplomatist.com/2020/04/23/covid-19-the-complex-reality-of-conflict-zones/.
- Tourangbam, M. and Dwivedi, N. 2020 “Peace, Not Justice: Questioning the Top-Down Deal in Afghanistan”, The Diplomat. Available at: https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/peace-not-justice-questioning-the-top-down-deal-in-afghanistan/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2019. “Loya Jirga And the Afghan Peace Process: Will Ghani’s Gamble Work?”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/loya-jirga-and-the-afghan-peace-process-will-ghanis-gamble-work/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2018. “Afghan NDS reliant on US support”, Jane’s Intelligence Review. Available at: https://customer.janes.com/IntelligenceReview/Display/FG_1405931-JIR?fbclid=IwAR2FybrF2bnHYbVaCxUJmkMCL6RwoUwV5ocquX4GmMNyL2wqtyePU1cKIsI.
- Dwivedi, N. 2018. “Talking to The Taliban: At What Cost?”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/talking-to-taliban-at-what-cost/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2018. “Bilateral Security Agreement: Addressing US-Afghanistan Divergence?”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/bilateral-security-agreement-addressing-us-afghanistan-divergence/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2018. “One Year After Trump’s South Asia Strategy, Can Peace Talks Succeed?”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/one-year-after-trumps-south-asia-strategy-can-peace-talks-succeed/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2018. “Divisions Within the Afghan Taliban: An Opportunity for Peace?”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/divisions-within-the-afghan-taliban-an-opportunity-for-peace/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2018. “Russia’s Gamble in the Middle East”, Centre for Land Warfare Studies. Available at: https://archive.claws.in/1917/russias-gamble-in-the-middle-east-neha-dwivedi.html.
- Dwivedi, N. 2018. “Understanding ISKP’s Resilience in Afghanistan”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/iskp-resilience-afghanistan/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2017. “Can India ‘Connect’ With Central Asia”, The Diplomat. Available at: https://thediplomat.com/2017/11/can-india-connect-with-central-asia/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2017. “Negotiating with a Fractured Taliban”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/negotiating-with-a-fractured-taliban/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2017. “Afghanistan: Choosing Peace Over Justice”, The Diplomat. Available at: https://thediplomat.com/2017/07/afghanistan-choosing-peace-over-justice/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2017. “The Elusive Gains of Afghanistan’s Mining Sector”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/the-elusive-gains-of-afghanistans-mining-sector/
- Dwivedi, N. 2017. “Military Victory or Reconciliation? Prospects for Peace in Afghanistan”, South Asian Voices (Stimson Center). Available at: https://southasianvoices.org/military-victory-or-reconciliation-prospects-for-peace-in-afghanistan/.
- Dwivedi, N. 2017. “When Will Afghan Civilians Get Justice?”, The Diplomat. Available at: https://thediplomat.com/2017/08/when-will-afghan-civilians-get-justice/.