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.