Ph D, 1992, JNU, India's Policy Towards Israel, 1948-1980
M A, 1984, Defence Studies, University of Madras
B A, 1982 Defence Studies, Voorhees College, Vellore
Areas of Interest/Specialization
Israeli Politics, Contemporary Middle East, Minorities in the Middle East, Proliferation
Experience
Teaching in JNU since September 1999
Awards & Honours
International Collaboration/Consultancy
Taught at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Best Peer Reviewed Publications (upto 5)
India's Israel Policy, Columbia University Press, 2010
A to Z of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Scarecrow Press, 2009
Caught in the Crossfire: Civilians in Conflicts in the Middle East (edited), Ithaca, 2008.
Indo-Iranian Relations and the Arab Prism, Abu Dhabi, ECSSR, 2008
Beyond the Veil: Israel-Pakistan Relations, Tel Aviv: JCSS, 2000
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books (upto 3)
“Realism replacing rhetoric: Factors shaping India’s Middle East policy”, The Round Table, vol.97, no.397, August 2008, pp.575-87
“Islam and minorities: Need for a liberal framework”, Mediterranean Quarterly, vol.18, no.3, summer 2007, 94-109
“Israel-China Relations and the Phalcon Controversy”, Middle East Policy, (New York), vol.12, no.2, summer 2005, pp.93-103
