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Address and Contact

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University. Suryamaninagar. . Tripura (w) – 799022

Mobile: 9436457456, E-mail: [email protected]

Education

 B.A. (H) in Political Science, Shri Venkateswara College, 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  ’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 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.