Publications

Scholarly Publications

Journal Articles

1. Bharti, S. S. (2025). Changing the EU-South Asia Development Cooperation in the 21st Century. Journal of Modern Science, 62(2), 487-515. https://doi.org/10.13166/jms/206954.

2. Bharti, S. S. (2025). ‘Grievances’ as the Driving Factor in the Global South Emerging Powers’ Approach to the War in Ukraine. Millennial Asia, 1–19.  https://doi.org/10.1177/09763996251350531.

3. Aryal, S. K., & Bharti, S. S. (2025). India’s Post-Independence Strategic Culture: A Case Study of India’s Cooperation with the United States and Russia in Military Modernization. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096251313553.

4. Bharti, S. S. & Nepal, S. (2025). Comparing Indian and Western media reports on the "BRICS Summit 2024 and India's Participation". Asian Politics and Policy, 0-0. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.70000.

5. Bharti, S. S., & Kołodziejczyk, K. (2024). EU Development Policy: Reducing North-South Disparities. Polish Political Science Yearbook, 53(4), 165–178. https://doi.org/10.15804/ppsy202448.

6. Bharti, S.S., Aryal, S.K. & Kutsyk, A. (2024). The Ukraine crisis: Poland as a strategic crossroad in Eastern Europe. Eastern Journal of European Studies, 15(1), 324-344. https://doi.org/10.47743/ejes-2024-0114.

7. Bharti, S. S. (2024). The EU's Democracy Promotion Initiatives in South Asia: Past and Present. On-line Journal Modelling the New Europe, 1(44), 38-66. https://doi.org/10.24193/OJMNE.2024.44.03.

8. Aryal, S. K., & Bharti, S. S. (2023). State of the Regional Integration Within South Asian Association for Regional Organisation (SAARC): Assessment of India’s Leadership. South Asian Survey, 30(2), 175-188.  https://doi.org/10.1177/09715231241228013.

9. Bharti, S. S. (2023). Evolution of the European Union Development Policy towards India. TalTech Journal of European Studies, 13(2), 3-28. https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2023-0013.

10. Bharti, S. S. (2023). Development Policy and An Analysis of Complex Interdependence Theory. Reality of Politics, 26(4), 7-18. https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/en/10-15804/rop/1359-rop2023/rop20234/12088-rop2023401

11. Aryal, S. K., & Bharti, S. S. (2023). Evolution of ‘India’s Neighborhood First Policy’ Since Independence. Society, 60(2), 224-232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-023-00819-y.

12. Bharti, S. S., & Aryal, S. K. (2023). The right to privacy and an implication of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe: Challenges to the companies. Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 31(4), 1391-1402,  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2022.2130193.

13. Aryal, S. K., & Bharti, S. S. (2022). Changing the media landscape in India under the Modi government: a case study based on the Narrative Policy Framework. Public Policy Studies, 9(3 (35)), 47-64, https://doi.org/10.33119/KSzPP/2022.3.3.

14. Bharti, S. S. (2022). The re-emergence of the Ukraine crisis and role of the European Union in the de-escalation of conflicts. European Journal of Transformation Studies, 10(1), 6-19, https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/journal-transformation/article/view/7310.

15. Bharti, S. S. (2022). Development Challenges in South Asia: A Contemporary Discussion on Gender Inequality. UR Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 23(3), 83–94, https://doi.org/10.15584/johass.2022.3.5.

16. Bharti, S. S. (2022). The Trade Component in European Union Development Policy. Regional Formation and Development Studies, 38(3), 5-15, https://doi.org/10.15181/rfds.v38i3.2440.

17. Bharti, S.S. (2022). Central Asia as a region in international relations. Reality of Politics, 20(2), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2022202.

18. Bharti, S. S. (2022). The EU Development Policy as a Model: An Implication for South Asian Countries. Humanities and Social Sciences, 29(2), 19-28. https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.09.

19. Aryal, S.K. & Bharti, S.S. (2022). Impact of Hindu Nationalism in India’s Foreign Policy Conduct. Brussels: SADF Publications, Focus 83. https://doi.org/10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406-5633.F83.

20. Bharti, S.S. & Aryal, S.K. (2022). How Indian media reported on ‘the Taliban’s Takeover in Afghanistan’. Asian Politics & Policy. 14(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12638.

21. Bharti, S.S. (2022). Taliban Urges for Joint Mechanism: The Assessment of Vulnerability in Afghanistan (April 15, 2022). Academia Letters, Article 5133, 1-5, 2022. https://doi.org/10.20935/AL5133.

22. Bharti, S.S. (2022). Confronting Afghanistan’s Security and Development Challenges: A Contribution of the European Union. Geopolitics Quarterly, 18(68), 151-176. https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.17354331.1401.18.68.7.9.  

23. Aryal, S.K. & Bharti, S.S. (2022). Comparison of Indian and Nepalese Media on ‘Nepal’s New Political Map’. Asian Politics & Policy. 14(1), 134-138. https://doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12623.

24. Bharti, S.S. (2021). The European Union’s Security Concerns and EU-South Asia Cooperation. Scientific Journal of the Radom Academy of Economics (6). 11-27. https://www.academia.edu/68800064/The_European_Union_s_Security_Concerns_and_EU_South_Asia_Cooperation.  

25. Bharti, S. S., & Bharti, S. S. (2021). India’s Vaccine Diplomacy: Role in New Order and Challenges. Torun International Studies, 1(14), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.12775/TIS.2021.007.

26. Aryal, S.K. & Bharti, S.S. (2021). Post-Taliban Takeover: What is at Stake for India in Afghanistan?. Brussels: SADF Publications, Focus 74. https://doi.org/10.48251/SADF.ISSN.2406.5633.F74.

27. Bharti, S.S. (2021). Violence against Women in India: An Intersectional Approach to Human Rights. African Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences. 1(1), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.51483/AFJHSS.1.1.2021.16-22 [Preprint Indexed in Scopus by SSRN: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3753579

28. Bharti, S.S. (2020). Strengthening the Development Partnership between the EU and South Asia: A Contemporary Analysis. Slovak Journal of Political Sciences, 20(2), 278-298. https://doi.org/10.34135/sjps.200205.

29. Bharti, S.S. (2020). Development Economics and Re-construction of Developing Countries: Reflections and Insights. Journal of Scientific Papers “Social Development & Security”, 10(4), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.33445/sds.2020.10.4.6.

30. Bharti, S.S. (2016). Role of SHG’s In Women Empowerment. Uttarvarta, 1(6), 43-48. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3704079.

31. Bharti, S.S., & Sarkar, S. (2016). Tracing the Gap Between Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives and Community Needs. Uttarvarta, 1(7), 43-48. ​Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3704077.

Books/Monographs

32. Bharti. S. S. (2025). The European Union's Role in South Asia: Development Policy and Soft Power. (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003617471.

Book Chapters

33. Bharti, S. S., & Aryal, S. K. (2025). The issue of regulating ‘artificial intelligence (AI)’: Mapping the division between the Global South and North on cyber security. In S. K. Bansal & M. Das (Eds.), Corporate Military Intelligence (pp. 126–140). KW Publishers Pvt Ltd.

34. Bharti, S. (2025). Finding Space of India in Changing Geopolitics of Asia. In: Nandy, D., Das, M. (eds) Decoding the Chessboard of Asian Geopolitics. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-3368-5_2.

35. Aryal, S. K. & Bharti, S. S. (2025). Geopolitical Challenges and Opportunities for India in Afghanistan Under the Taliban Regime. In P. Pietrzak (Ed.), Exploring the Implications of Local and Regional Conflicts (pp. 171-188). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2877-4.ch007.

36. Bharti, S. S. & Aryal, S. K. (2024). The Global Aspirations of the European Union and Dealing With Regional Conflicts. In P. Pietrzak (Ed.), Analyzing Global Responses to Contemporary Regional Conflicts (pp. 236-251). IGI Global Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-2837-8.ch011.

37. Bharti, S. S. & Bista, D. (2023). The Extension of Solidarity and the Polish Role in Ukrainian Refugee Management. In N. Chitadze (Ed.), The Russia-Ukraine War and Its Consequences on the Geopolitics of the World (pp. 209-221). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8521-7.ch013.

38. Aryal, S. K., & Bharti, S. S. (2023). Factoring in Geopolitics between China and Russia's Engagement in Central Asia. In Russia-Eurasia Relations: Actors, Issues and Challenges, Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

39. Bharti, M.S. & Bharti, S.S. (2022). The EU Public Diplomacy in the Time of Virtual Reality: Political, Social and Economic Implications. In Olbrych, B. & Ziółkowski, A. (Eds.), Wirtualna Rzeczywistość W Perspektywie Prawnej, Bezpieczeństwa Cyfrowego I Technologii Informacyjnych. Radom: Akademia Handlowa Nauk Stosowanych w Radomiu.

40. Sarkar, S. & Bharti, S.S. (2016). Bridging the Gap Between Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) Initiatives and Community Needs: Some Reflections. In Verma, R. Bahadur Singh, Singh, A. Pratap, & Verma, J. K. (Eds.), Community Engagement, Social Responsibility and Social Work Profession: Emerging Scope and Prospects. (pp. 117-132). New Delhi: AlterNotes Press.

Other Publications

41. Bharti, S. S., Johny, E. (2024). G20 2024: Amplifying the Global South. International Policy Digest, December 12, 2024, https://intpolicydigest.org/the-platform/g20-2024-amplifying-the-global-south/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHeU7FleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdBvSc3zzd3JzfiOjaSDCvVT6wOxX7EVE1-JTyZGRIIwx5COGoNIOENkpQ_aem_Vy8aW-bjaLAwKUkMrc6l5A.

42. Bharti, S. S., Nepal, S. (2024). Trump’s Presidency 2.0: Means for the Global South. Modern Diplomacy, November 19, 2024, https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/11/19/trumps-presidency-2-0-means-for-the-global-south/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHeU0VleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHf27fopJhjn0oQtq7J9mgWqU-0uYW-frtd-LOFnhaZBzB-f_ZSmTyeh96A_aem_6jvK9i_uXFJf8O6Z3enMlw.

43. Bharti, S.S. (2024). India-Maldives Geopolitical Turmoil in South Asia. Modern Diplomacy, January 27, https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2024/01/27/india-maldives-geopolitical-turmoil-in-south-asia/.

44. Bharti, S.S. (2022). Taliban Urges for Joint Mechanism: The Assessment of Vulnerability in Afghanistan. Forum for Global Studies, 21 March. https://www.forumforglobalstudies.com/taliban-urges-for-joint-mechanism-the-assessment-of-vulnerability-in-afghanistan/.

45. Bharti, S.S. (October 08, 2021). The 100 Days of Taliban 2.0 Rule in Afghanistan. Forum for Global Studies. Available at https://www.forumforglobalstudies.com/the-100-days-of-taliban-2-0-rule-in-afghanistan/?fbclid=IwAR0eqk0ofh2qezqsMwzdFkN4oR4cMdtdt16Lv629JEOdB2y9Iu1tlx2T1cA.

46. Bharti, S.S. (October 08, 2021). Understanding the EU Democracy Assistance to South Asia: Contemporary Perspectives. Khabarhub, english.khabarhub.com. Available at https://english.khabarhub.com/2021/08/213706/.

47. Bharti, S.S. (2017). Violence against Women in India: An Intersectional Approach to Human Rights. Conference Paper: Global Conference on Indian Diaspora Studies and Policies, GCIDS2017, The Hague, Netherlands.

1. Bharti, S. S. Teaching Methodology for International Relations and Political Science.

2. Bharti, S. S. International Relations as Part of Social Science or Humanities?

3. Bharti, S. S. Central Asia as a Region in International Relations.