Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy

Assistant Director, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy is presently a Assistant Director at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. She was formerly the Content Manager at Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations.  

Recent projects

khurshid peiris mea Courtesy: Ministry of External Affairs, India
11 October 2013 Gateway House

India-Sri Lanka: Time to build new bonds

The recent elections in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province may not ensure the much-anticipated devolution of powers. Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy blogs about why the Indian government must ensure that domestic pressures do not adversely impact the New Delhi-Colombo equation or the internal politics of Sri Lanka
MNLF keith bacongco Courtesy: Keith Bacongco/Flickr
16 September 2013 Gateway House

Badi Soch: Manila must mediate MILF-MNLF melee

This daily column includes Gateway House’s Badi Soch – big thought – of the day’s foreign policy events. This Badi Soch analyses why the Philippine government will have to play mediator to resolve the rivalry between MILF and MNLF – two insurgent groups from Mindanao – to secure peace in the region.
troops Courtesy: Senior Airman Sean Martin, U.S. Air Force/Wikimedia Commons
19 July 2013 Gateway House

Kabul Diary: Implications of the ‘zero option’

Kabul Diary is a compilation of experiences and observations by Gateway House’s Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy, who is visiting Afghanistan. In her fourth entry, she writes about the possible consequences for the country and its neighbours if the U.S. completely withdraws its troops in 2014
app Courtesy: ISAFmedia/Flickr
5 July 2013 Gateway House

Kabul Diary: The sustainability of the reintegration programme

Kabul Diary is a compilation of experiences and observations by Gateway House’s Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy, who is visiting Afghanistan. In her third entry, she writes about the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program, and the negative perception about Pakistan amongst the locals.
rajwa Courtesy: Ministry of External Affairs, India
28 June 2013 Gateway House

Kabul Diary: Discovering the Indian connection

Kabul Diary is a compilation of experiences and observations by Gateway House’s Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy, who is visiting Afghanistan. In her second entry, she writes about the omnipresence of the ‘India’ factor and the goodwill that New Delhi has in Kabul.
Afghan national army by ISAFmedia Flickr Courtesy: ISAFmedia/Flickr
21 June 2013 Gateway House

Kabul Diary: Hope and fissures

Kabul Diary is a compilation of experiences and observations by Gateway House’s Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy, who is visiting Afghanistan. In her first entry, she writes about her first impressions and important political developments, such as the break in talks on the Bilateral Security Agreement between Afghanistan and the U.S.