Working as Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Gauhati University, Assam, India.

Currently offering four papers in the M.A. Programme-

• International Relations-I (First semester)
• International Relations-II (Second semester)
• Indian Foreign Policy (Third semester)
• Issues in World Politics (Fourth semester)

• PhD in the Department of Political Science, Gauhati University, Assam. Thesis is titled “International borders in Northeast India: A case study of Indo-China Border”. (2010)
• Master of Philosophy in 2003, from the Centre for American and West European Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. (Dissertation: Franco-German relations in the post cold war era)
• M.A. in Politics (with specialization in International Relations), 2000, from the School of International studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
• Qualified National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in December 1999 and June 2000.
• Graduated with Honours in Political Science, Cotton College, Guwahati. Secured First Class-Second Position in Political Science under Gauhati University, Guwahati, 1997.

PUBLICATIONS (Journals):

1. War in Gaza Strip and relations with the Middle East: evaluating New Delhi’s steps in the “Jenga.” Asian Affairs: An American Review, 2024, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00927678.2024.2348961(ISSN: 0092-7678) (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).  
2. Dealing with the Taliban: New Delhi’s predicaments. Asian Affairs, 2024, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2024.2347225 (ISSN: 0306-8374) (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).  
3. Engagement sans commitment: a new phase of US-India relations,The Round Table, 112:6 ,2023,pp. 582-595, DOI: 10.1080/00358533.2023.2286838 (ISSN: 0035-8533) (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).
4. Russia-Pakistan Relations and the ‘China Factor’- Implications for India, Strategic Analysis, 2023,  Vol.47, Issue 4, pp. 349-362,  DOI:10.1080/09700161.2023.2288980 (ISSN: 0970-0161) (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).
5. Environmental Federalism  in Wetland Conservation: The Indian Perspective, Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. LXXXIV, No. 3, July-September , 2023, pp.481-488 (ISSN No. 0019-5510) (UGC CARE).
6. The Ukraine crisis and India: quandaries and implications, Canadian Foreign Policy Journal, 29:3, 2023, pp.317-331. DOI: 10.1080/11926422.2023.2184842. (ISSN No. 11926422)  (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).
7.  India’s Response to the War in Ukraine, The RUSI Journal, 168:3, 2023, pp.60-72, DOI: 10.1080/03071847.2023.2220762 (Print ISSN: 0307-1847 Online ISSN: 1744-0378) (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).
8. The Church and Peace Process in Nagaland (India), Peace Review, 35:2, 2023, pp.377-390. DOI: 10.1080/10402659.2023.2183078 (ISSN No. 14699982, 10402659)  (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).
9. 'Natun' Regionalist Parties and Assam Assembly Elections (2021), Social Change and Development, Volume XIX, No.2; July 2022, pp.1-16 (ISSN: 0975-4016) (UGC CARE).
10. Big Dams, Displacement and Resettlement in Assam,  Indian Journal of Political  Science, Vol. LXXXIII, No. 2, April -June 2022, pp.337-346. (ISSN 0919-5510) (UGC CARE).
11. Nepal –China relations and Implications for India, Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. LXXXIII,No.1, January-March 2022, pp.137-144 (ISSN No. 0919-5510) (UGC CARE).
12. Skirmishes along the Sino-Indian Border – Strategic Options for India, International Journal of China Studies ,Vol. 12, No. 2, December 2021, pp. 271–293 (ISSN: 2180-3250)(SCOPUS)(https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/IJCS/article/view/36510/14480) (Univeristi of Malaya, Malaysia).
13. China’s humanitarianism: Aid, Pandemic and Foreign Policy, Journal of Politics, Vol.XX, 2020, pp.90-100. (ISSN: 2277-5617) available at https://dujop.in/twenty-vol/.
14. US–India Relations: The Shadowboxing Era, Strategic Analysis, 44:1, pp.. 15-30, January 2020, DOI:10.1080/09700161.2020.1699994 (ISSN:0970-0161), (SCOPUS) (Taylor & Francis).
15. The Domestication of Foreign Affairs: How India’s internal regional politics intervenes in foreign policy, The Calcutta Journal of Global Affairs , Volume 4, Number 1, pp.14-34,January 2020. (ISSN: 2582-2241) (UGC CARE).
16. BJP and Coalition Politics: Strategic alliances in the states of Northeast India, Social Change and Development, Vol. XVI, January 2019, pp.33-50 (ISSN: 0975-4016) (UGC CARE).
17. Hallmarks of Current Indian Foreign Policy, Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Vol.13, No.3, July-September 2018, ISSN 0973-3248, e-ISSN 2229-5372, pp.231-241.
18. Negotiating Multicultural Citizenship in Assam, Politeia, Vol.XXI, 2012-13, pp.7-14. ISSN 2231-1653.
19. The role of BRICS in Emerging World Order: Road Blocks ahead, Journal of Asian Politics Vol.II, No.2 July December 2012, Pg.33-47, ISSN 2230-9063.
20. Building bridges across the Himalayas, Journal of Asian Politics Vol II. No.I, Jan-June 2012, ISSN 2230-9063.
21. India –China Relations: Limited Cooperation and a Chequered Future, The Indian Journal of Political Science, Vol. LXXII, No.1, Jan –March 2011, Page 282-292 (ISSN No. 0919-5510)(UGC CARE).

PUBLICATIONS (Articles in Edited Books)

1. “Multilateralism and Geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific: Evaluating New Delhi’s Blueprint” in Imankalyan Lahiri and Ajitha Menon (eds) Indo-Pacific: Strategic and Geopolitical Relevance, Bharti Publications, New Delhi, 2023, pp.107-120. (ISBN  978-81-961368-4-0).
2. “India and the G20: Agenda and Challenges” in Suranjan Das, Saurav Sengupta and Dikshita Buragohain (eds) Changing India: Essays on Politics, Economy and Social Responsibilities, BNit Book Builders, Guwahati, 2023, pp.1-15. (ISBN 978-93-94334-38-0).
3. “China’s Belt and Road Initiative and South Asia: Implications for India” in Sudhakar Patra and Amika Prasad Nanda (eds) Development in South Asia : Issues and Challenges, Navyug International, Delhi, 2022, pp.262-281. (ISBN 978-81-952480-5-6).
4. “From a ‘contrarian power’ to a ‘great power’: Challenges for Indian Foreign policy” in C.B.Bhange, Arbind Kumar and Ajay Kumar (eds) Indian Foreign Policy and Contemporary Security Challenges, Bharti Publications, New Delhi, 2020, pp.179-188, (ISBN no. 978-93-89657-49-4).
5. “Swadhin Asom: Contesting Territories and Linkages” ,in Dilip Gogoi (ed) Unheeded Hinterland-Identity and Sovereignty in Northeast India , Routledge , New York, 2016 (ISBN 978-1-138-66754-9).
6. “China and Northeast Frontier: Strategies and Limitations for Indian Foreign Policy Makers” in Nani G. Mahanta and Dilip Gogoi (eds) Shifting Terrain-Conflict Dynamics in Northeast India, DVS Publishers, Guwahati, 2012 (ISBN 978-81-86307-57-1). 
7. “National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB): Continuing Stalemate” in Arpita Anant (ed) Non State Armed Groups in South Asia: A preliminary structured focused comparison , Pentagon Security International, New Delhi, 2012 (ISBN 978-81-8274-575-9).
8. “The Indian response to Environment Degradation and Climate Change: A Critical Evaluation” in Dibyajyoti Dutta and Juri Ratna Saikia (eds) Environment and Development: Emerging issues and Debates, Planet Ink, Guwahati , 2011 (ISBN 978-81-921469-4-2).
9. “Line of Actual Control: Resolving the Border Impasse”  in Dilip Gogoi (ed) Beyond Borders: Look East Policy & North East India, DVS publishers , Guwahati, 2010 (ISBN978-81-86307-36-6).
10.  “Linkages across Borders: Implications for North East India” in Jayanta Kumar Ray, Rakhee Bhattacharya and Kayshik Bandopadhyay (eds) Sikkim’s Tryst with Nathu La, Anshah Publishing House , New Delhi, 2009  (ISBN: 978-81-8364-050-3).

BOOKS :

1. (Ed)  Frontier States-Essays on Democracy, Society and Security in North East India , DVS Publishers, Guwahati 2015 ISBN 978-8186307946

      Chapters:

• Introduction: Frontier states, pg. no. 1-22
• Confronted by Insurgents and Enclosed by ‘Frenemies’, pg. no 342-363

STUDY MATERIAL FOR DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING

1. ‘Women's Movement in NE India: Meira Paibis, Naga Mothers' Association’, Social Movements, Block-II, Post Graduate Self Learning Material,  PGPS S4 01, pp.267-285, KKHSOU, Guwahati, January 2020, (ISBN no. 978-93-89955-24-8)
2. Labour and Trade Union Movements’, Social Movements, Block-II, Post Graduate Self Learning Material,  PGPS S4 01, KKHSOU, Guwahati, pp.193-212, January 2020, (ISBN no. 978-93-89955-24-8)
3. ‘Ideology of social movements’, Social Movements, Block-I, Post Graduate Self Learning Material,  PGPS S4 01, pp.41-62KKHSOU, Guwahati, January 2020, (ISBN no. 978-93-89955-24-8)
4. ‘India’s Relations with Russia’, Contemporary International Relations, Post Graduate Self Learning Material,  PGPS S204,KKHSOU, Guwahati, January 2019, pp.105-126.(ISBN no. 978-93-87940-85-7)
5. ‘International Terrorism- Issues and Challenges’, Post Graduate Self Learning Material- Contemporary International Relations, PGPS S204,KKHSOU, Guwahati, January 2019, pp.215-236(ISBN no. 978-93-87940-85-7)

Projects completed:

1. Project Supervisor, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009, Monitoring of RTE Compliance in Assam-2010-2011, sponsored by Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR), Government of Assam, 2012
2. Principal Investigator for the project “Assessment of Status of Elementary Education in Tea Garden Areas” sponsored by Axom Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan, Guwahati,2011.
3. Coordinator, ‘CSDS & CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey, 2011’ sponsored by Centre for the   Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi, 2011
4. Principal Investigator for the project ‘Impact of CPE programme on capacity building of teachers in elementary level’, sponsored by Axom Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan, Guwahati,2009.
5. State Supervisor: CNN-IBN/CSDS National Election Studies 2009 for the state of Assam, sponsored by University Grants Commission, New Delhi, 2009.
6.  Co-Investigator for the project ‘Need Assessment Study on Social Science Subject for the Classes V TO VII’, sponsored by Axom Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan, Guwahati , 2009.
7. Project supervisor: Access and Performance Mapping of K.K.Handique State Open University, sponsored by K.K.Handique State Open University, Guwahati, 2008-2009
8.  Principal Investigator for the project ‘Role of Panchayati Raj Institutions in school support system’, sponsored by Axom Sarva Siksha Abhiyaan, Guwahati,2008.
9. Supervisor : IGNOU-EDUSAT SURVEY,2008 for the state of Assam, organized by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi,2008
10. Supervisor : CNN-IBN/CSDS State of the Nation Survey,2008 for the state of Assam, organized by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi,2008
11.  Supervisor : Index of Democratic Governance: the Courts, 2008 (Pilot Survey) for the state of Assam, organized by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi,2008