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Address and Contact
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Tripura University. Suryamaninagar. Agartala. Tripura (w) – 799022
Mobile: 9436457456, E-mail: [email protected]
Education
B.A. (H) in Political Science, Shri Venkateswara College, Delhi University in 2002 M.A. in International Relations, School of International Studies, JNU in 2005 M.Phil in Centre for South, Central, Southeast Asia and Southwest Pacific Studies (CSCEASWP), School of International Studies, JNU in 2007 Ph.D. pursuing in Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies, SIS, JNU
Employment
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Political Science, Tripura University since February, 2010.
Specialization
International Relations India’s Foreign Policy Government and Politics in Southeast Asia
Publications
‘Ambedkar: The Philosopher’, Dialogue, 17 (3), 2016 (Joint) ‘The Concept of Middle Power in Australia’s Regional Diplomacy’, Kalyani Journal of Political Studies, Vol 1 (1), 2016. “Choosing between 'history' and ‘geography’? Australia's Contradictions between US Alliance and Regional Engagement under John Howard”, in Ravjeet Singh Atwal (ed.) US Foreign Policy: Rise and Decline, White Falcon Publishing, 2016.
Papers presented in Seminar/Conferences
‘Identifying Tripura as an Economic Hub of the Northeastern Region’, in a National Seminar on Identification of Research Priorities in Tripura, held on IGNOU Regional Centre, Agartala on 12-13 February, 2011.
‘India as a Rising Power in the Asia Pacific’, in an International Conference on Emergence of India as a Global Player, Organized by Global India Foundation in Collaboration with MAKAIAS, held on 24-26 March, 2011 at Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
‘Explaining India’s Response to a Rising China using the Middle Power Concept’ in an International Conference on Changing World Order: India and China in Contemporary Times, Organized by the Centre for Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies, JNU held on 14 – 15 April, 2017 at the Convention Centre, JNU.
Workshops Attended
Research Methods and Quantitative Data Analysis, organized by ICSSR, NERC from 25th – 29th October, 2010 at the NEHU campus, Shillong.
Workshop on Capacity Building in Social Science Research and Training Course on SPSS, organized by ICSSR, NERC from 1st – 10th March, 2011 at the NEHU campus, Shillong.
Summer Workshop on Strategic Studies, organized by the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi and Kings College, London held from 23 July – 3rd August, 2012 at the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi.
Other Activities
Nominated as a program Coordinator by Tripura University on 2014 and 2016 for its participation in the 12th & 13th National Youth Parliament Competition for Universities/Colleges in 2015- 16 & 2016- 17 respectively conducted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi.
Attended the Orientation course on Youth Parliament for program Coordinators pertaining to the 12th National Youth Parliament Competition for Universities/ Colleges 2014-15 conducted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi on 29th – 30th September, 2014 at Gurunanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Attended the Orientation course on Youth Parliament for program Coordinators pertaining to the 13th National Youth Parliament Competition for Universities/ Colleges 2016 -17 conducted by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi on 4th - 5th January, 2016 at Pinewood Hotel, Shillong.
Nominated as a Group Coordinator and jury member by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi for evaluating the 13th National Youth Parliament Competition (Group Level) for Universities/Colleges 2016 – 17 of Maharaja Agrasen College, New Delhi held on 24th August, 2016.
Nominated as a Group Coordinator and jury member by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi for evaluating the 13th National Youth Parliament Competition (Group Level) for Universities/Colleges 2016 – 17 of Amity University Kolkata, University of Kalyani and University of Calcutta on 7th, 8th and 9th September, 2016 respectively.
Nominated as a Group Coordinator and jury member by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi for evaluating the 13th National Youth Parliament Competition (Group Level) for Universities/Colleges 2016 – 17 of Jawaharlal Nehru Rajkeeya Mahavidyalaya, Port Blair on 15th September, 2016.