Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak

Mr. Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak is a Research Analyst at Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi.His broad area of interest includes nuclear and security issues of the Indo-Pacific region. His area of focus will be China-Southeast Asia nuclear and emerging technology interactions. He has published for various think-tanks, news websites, and academic journals including peer-reviewed journals.Mr. Oak holds an M.Phil degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. In his M.Phil dissertation, he has studied various security orders in the Indo-Pacific region. Previously he has worked with Maritime History Society, Mumbai, and Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi. He is an alumnus of Mumbai University.

Research Analyst

Email: nirokc[at]gmail[dot]com
Phone:+91 11 2671 7983

Publication

The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy: Asia’s Evolving Balance of Power, by Harsh V. Pant and Yogesh Joshi

The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy is based on the premise of the ascendance of Chinese power and relative decline of the United States (US) on the world stage...

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What’s Between the Taliban and Iran?

On May 21, a U.S. drone strike killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour when he crossed over into Pakistan from Iran. According to a Dawnnewspaper report, documents found near...

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South Pacific: Gaining Prominence in Indian Foreign Policy Calculations

This backgrounder explores three issues: the strategic significance of the South Pacific for India, the advantages that India enjoys over China in the region, and the status of India’s relationship...

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