CURRICULUM VITAE

Name: Kanica Rakhra Address: 253 Siddhartha Enclave, New , Mobile:+91 - 9818-5397-00 Date of Birth: 20 September 1986 Email: [email protected]

Affiliations:

 Fellow, Respect Research Group (2016- Present)  Doctoral Fellowship, Indian Council for Social Science Research, (2015 -16)  Commissioning Editor, E-International Relations (2015 - Present)  Early Career Committee Member, International Society for Political Psychology (2014 - 16)  Reviewer, Peace and Conflict Studies Journal (2015 - Present)  Visiting Fellow, SASNET, Lund University (Feb - Mar 2016)

Languages Known:

 English , Expert  Hindi, Intermediate  Spanish, Basic  Persian, Basic  Punjabi, Basic  Urdu, Basic

Career Development

04/02/2016 – Present Consultant, Ministry of External Affairs

 Analyze trends in India’s foreign policy and debrief Ministry officials.  Compose papers on the varied aspects of India’s nuclear policy.  Cover events and present reports to India’s missions around the world.

18/08/2011 - 30/09/2013 Research Associate, Center for Air Power Studies (CAPS)

 As an editorial member, collected, formatted and complied the fortnightly nuclear newsletter.  Presented research undertaken at the organization for peer review.  Wrote papers from the quarterly journal, Defense and Diplomacy.  Executed study work for the director, Air Comm. Jasjit Singh.

01/05/2008 - 30/06/2008 Researcher, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)

 Wrote articles on psychological aspects of suicide terrorism.  Analyzed suicide attacks around the world and published trends in the quarterly journal, I-Post.  Transcribed speeches of selected speakers for compilation.

12/06/2006 - 13/07/2006 Intern, Holy Family Hospital

 Assisted counselors in analysis of patients.  Went for rounds in the hospital, co-relating patient admission with possible mental traumas.

Education

2011-2016 Centre for International Politics, Organization and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University

PhD, Understanding the Role of Prestige in the Indian and Iranian Nuclear Programmes

2009-2011 CIPOD, SIS, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Master of Philosophy, Diplomacy and Disarmament

2007-2009 Nelson Mandela Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jamia Millia Islamia

Master of Arts, Conflict Analysis and Peacebuilding

2004-2007 Vivekananda College, Delhi University

Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) Applied Psychology

Academic Projects:

Ph.D Thesis: Understanding the Role of Prestige in Indian and Iranian Nuclear Programmes.

M.Phil Dissertation: The Nuclear Decision Making of States: A Case Study of Iran and South Africa.

Master’s Dissertation: The Case of Shifting Identities: Bangladesh as a case study.

References:

1. Dr. Happy-mon Jacob 2. Prof. Navnita Chadha Behera 3. Prof. Catarina Kinvall Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi University Lund University, Sweden Telephone: 99711824208 Telephone:9818001972 Telephone: +46725420015 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Select Paper Presentations:

1. 30.03.2016: India’s Nuclear Behavior at the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) 2. 19.03.2016: Brought together a panel on political psychology and presented a paper on Bangladesh’s Identity Flux: Muslim and/or Bengali at The International Studies Association Annual Convention 2016 3. 16.03.2016: Formulated a panel on “Looking for Peace in South Asian Conflict Zones” and presented a paper in the panel on War as a means for Understanding Peace in South Asia at the International Studies Association Annual Convention 2016 4. 16.03.2016: Nuclear Learning: Looking for Markers of Behavior from India at the International Studies Association Annual Convention 2016 5. 20.02.2015: Prestige and Diplomacy: Explaining India-Pakistan Clashes at The International Studies Association Annual Convention 2015 6. 21.02.2015: The Nuclear Programs of India and Iran: Tracing the Notion of Prestige at The International Studies Association Annual Convention 2015

7. 18.09.2014: South Africa’s Nuclear Program: A History at the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies Summer Workshop 2014. 8. 07.07.2014: Understanding the Role of Prestige in the Indian and Iranian Nuclear Programs’ at International Society for Political Psychology Annual Conference 2014. 9. 05.07.2014: ‘Looking at Attribution Theory Explanations in the India-Pakistan Conflict: December 13 Attacks’ at International Society for Political Psychology Annual Conference 2014. 10. 13.06.2014: ‘Understanding the Role of Prestige in the Indian and Iranian Nuclear Programs’ at Politicologenetmaal 2014, Maastricht University. 11. 28.03.2014: Regional Conference “Engaging South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities of New Diplomacy” at Mahatma Gandhi University on ‘Prestige and Diplomacy: A Case Study of India and Pakistan’ 12. February 2012: ‘Role of Emotions in Nuclear Decision Making: A Study of Iran and South Africa’s Policies’ at School of International Studies, JNU. 13. 08.04.2010: “The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty” (Outcomes and Insights from the PONI US-India Dialogue), PONI’s 2010 Spring Conference, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C. (USA).

Select Workshops/Research Projects:

1. 02.11.2016: Participating in the EU Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Workshop (Upcoming) 2. 25.10.2016-27.10.2016: Organizing the first International Society for Political Psychology Conference in India on 25-27 October, 2016 (Upcoming) 3. 16.10.2014: Peer-Reviewed Article for Cooperation and Conflict Journal. 4. 15.09.2014-25.09.2014: Workshop on Nuclear Disarmament, Safety, and Stability organized by Regional Centre for Strategic Studies, Sri Lanka. 5. 23.06.2014-03.06.2014: Summer Program on Comparative Regionalisms organized by The Summer University Program of Central European University. 6. 13.05.2014-23.05.2014: Nuclear Boot Camp organized by the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project at The Wilson Center and University of Roma Tre, Rome. 7. 02.12.2013-11.12.2013: Workshop on Strategic Studies organized by The Center for Policy Research and King’s College, London. 8. 01.07.2013-04.07.2013: Workshop on Political Psychology organized by the International Society for Political Psychology. 9. September to December 2012: The Connection Points Dialogue interacting and discussing topics on Women’s issues with participants from United States, Egypt, Palestine, and India. 10. 06.08.2011-09.08.2011: Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis Workshop organized by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Delhi Policy Group (DPG). 11. 05.04.2010: “The Current Global Arms Control Agenda”, Project on Nuclear Issues’ (PONI) U.S.-India Dialogue, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Washington D.C. (USA). 12. 20.07.2009: Participated in the 2 day-second annual workshop on ‘Nuclear Disarmament and Regional Security’ organized by the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and Nuclear Threat Initiative in . 13. Studied the effect of “Vipassana” on the inmates of Tihar Jail. Dimensions in focus were Self Esteem, Social Relationships, Emotional Stability, and Expansion of Self to determine the effect of how continuous Vipassana led to the inmates being more self-aware and at peace with themselves. 14. Studied the Self-Concept Scale in a project titled ‘Who am I?’: Done on the self-concept scale, the ‘who am I?’ questionnaire was filled by male participants grouped as children, pre- teens and teens. The scale measured on qualitative as well as quantitative dimensions.

Published Work:

1. 30.03.2016: “India’s Nuclear Behavior” http://blogs.prio.org/2016/03/indias-nuclear- behavior/ 2. 23.01.2016: “The Nuclear Order Challengers: India and Iran” http://www.indrastra.com/2016/01/OPINION-Nuclear-Order-Challengers-India-and-Iran-002- 01-2016-0071.html ISSN 2381-3652 3. 31.12.2015: “Prestige and Security: Interlinked, not Separate” http://www.ispp.org/ecc/blog/prestige-and-security-separate-or-interlinked 4. 15.06.2015: “Iran Analysis: Becoming ‘Acceptable’ –India’s lesson to Tehran for a Nuclear Deal and Beyond” http://eaworldview.com/2015/06/iran-analysis-becoming- acceptable--lesson-to-tehran-for-a-nuclear-deal-and-beyond/ 5. April-June 2013: “December 13 Attack on Indian Parliament: Looking at Attribution Theory Explanations” for Defense and Diplomacy Journal Vol. 2 (3). 6. January-March 2013: “Impasse in Iran” for Defense and Diplomacy Journal Vol. 2 (2). 7. 18.12.2011: “Nuclear Disarmament: India-EU Perspectives, ed.” Book Review for Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Vol. 6 (3) 8. June 2008: Special report on “Suicide Terrorism (Jul-Dec 2007): A Review” for Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. http://www.ipcs.org/special-report/suicide-terrorism/suicide- terrorism-jul-dec-2007-a-review-55.html 9. 13.06.2008: Article titled “An Inquiry into Suicide Terrorism: Psychological Perspectives” for Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies. http://www.ipcs.org/article/terrorism/an-inquiry-into- suicide-terrorism-psychological-perspectives-2596.html

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