PRESENTLY ON LIEN

Joined IDSA

1987

Expertise

China's Foreign Policy and Diplomacy; State and Politics in 20th Century China; Asian Security issues; India-China Relations; International Relations Theory

Education

PhD in International Relations, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Current Project

The Rise of China and Its Impact on Asian Security

Background

He was a journalist with the Press Trust of India before joining the IDSA. He has been a member of the India-China Eminent Persons' Group set up by the two governments in 2001 for high-level track-two dialogue on bilateral problems and diplomatic relations. He has represented the IDSA and the India Committee at the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific's Working Group on Confidence Building Measures. He is a frequent participant in national and international conferences, including at Wilton Park, UK, and Sandia, USA. He has lectured and participated in seminars in Germany, China, Japan, and the United States. He is also a regular speaker at India's leading international relations and strategic affairs institutions, including the National Defence College, the College of Warfare, and the College of Naval Warfare. He leads the China and East Asia programme at the IDSA.

Select Publications

• India and the World, co-editor (New Delhi, 2005)
• "China and Nonproliferation: Pragmatism and Adaptation," in C Uday Bhaskar and C Raja Mohan, eds., India and the NPT (New Delhi, 2005)
• "China's Emerging Ties with Central Asia," in Nirmala Joshi, ed., Central Asia: The Great Game Replayed (Delhi, 2003)
• "Developing Confidence and Security in South Asia," in Dipankar Banerjee, ed., South Asia Security: Futures (Colombo, 2002)
• "China's Military Role: Implications for South Asia," in Jonathan Pollack and Richard H Yang, eds., In China's Shadow: Regional Perspectives on Chinese Foreign Policy and Military Development (RAND, 1998)

Other Publications