Sushmita Rajwar
Sushmita Rajwar
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for African Studies,
School of International Studies
Room No
351, SIS-I
Email
sushmitarajwar[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, sushmitarajwar2[at]gmail[dot]com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D. African Studies, JNU 2014
M.Phil. African Studies, JNU 2010
MA, Centre for Political Studies, JNU 2007
BA, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna University, Garhwal, Uttarakhand 2005

Areas of Interest/Specialization

International Relations, African Affairs, Diaspora Studies, Indian Migration, India-Africa Relations, Chinese Investments in Africa.

Experience

Since January 2024- Associate Professor, Centre for African Studies, School of International Studies, JNU.
2023-2024- Associate Professor, Centre for Politics and Governance, Central University of Kashmir.
2013-2023- Assistant Professor, Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi.

Awards & Honours

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International Collaboration/Consultancy

International Conference Presentations Abroad - 14
International Conference Presentations in India - 25

International Courses
1.  Completed a One Month Summer Course on BRICS Program on Global Governance and Chinese Culture and Society, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, July 5-August 3, 2017.
2. Completed fifteen-day Workshop on Societies in Transition- Sub-Saharan Africa between Conflict and Reconciliation, University of Jena, Germany, July, 2011.

Dissertation Supervisions
Ph.D.     2 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Books

  1. Rajwar, Sushmita & Ajay Dubey (edt.) 2025. Diaspora in Development: The Comparative Indian Experience, Palgrave Macmillan, Springer Nature. ISBN: 9819667461.

  2. Rajwar, Sushmita & Ajay Dubey (edt.) 2026. Africa’s Asia Engagement in 21st Century, Palgrave Macmillan: Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-95-1271-3.

Chapters in Edited Volumes

  1. Rajwar, Sushmita 2026. China’s Engagement in Africa: A Comprehensive Analysis of Economic, Political and Social Dimensions in Rajwar, Sushmita & Ajay Dubey (edt.) 2025. Africa’s Asia Engagement in 21st Century, Palgrave Macmillan: Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-95-1271-3

  2. Rajwar, Sushmita & Ajay Dubey 2026. India and Africa Relations: Historical Goodwill, Multidimensional Cooperation, Strength and Challenges in Sushmita & Ajay Dubey (edt.) 2025. Africa’s Asia Engagement in 21st Century, Palgrave Macmillan: Singapore. ISBN: 978-981-95-1271-3

  3. Rajwar, Sushmita 2024. The Impact of MK Gandhi on the Korean Independence Movement in Satyanshu Srivastava and Sanjay Kumar Jha (edt.) Emerging Trends in Korean Studies in South Asia: An Inter-Cultural Perspective, Vol. 2, Manak Publications Pvt. Ltd., ISBN: 978-81-977067-8-3.

  4. Rajwar, Sushmita 2012. From Hegemony to Cooperation: A Comparative Analysis of India and China in Africa, in Mammo Muchie, Sanya Osha & Matlotleng P. Matlou (edt.) The Africana World: From Fragmentation to Unity and Resistance, Africa Institute of South Africa, South Africa, pp. 207-216. ISBN: 978-0-7983-0311-8.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

  1. Rajwar, Sushmita. 2025. India and the African Union’s Engagement Through IAFS: Challenges of Strengthening Partnership. Insight on Africa, 17(1), 45-62. 
    https://doi.org/10.1177/09750878241284355

  2. Rajwar, Sushmita 2019. India and Mozambique: Evolving Relations. Insight on Africa, Vol. 11, Issue 2, 2019, pp. 219-232, ISSN: 0975-0878.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0975087819851319

  3. Rajwar, Sushmita 2009. Chinese Economic Engagement with Africa: Emerging Issues. Insight on Africa, Volume 1, Number 2, July-December 2009, pp: 109-121. ISSN: 0975-0878.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0975087814411109 

Patents (if any)

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