Prof. Swaran Singh

Biography

Prof. Swaran Singh is Professor of Diplomacy and Disarmament at the Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament (CIPOD), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Over three decades of research and teaching, he has worked on China's foreign and security policies, India-China relations, Indo-Pacific strategy, maritime security, arms control and disarmament, and India's foreign policy.

He has authored or co-edited more than ten books, contributed dozens of book chapters and journal articles, and delivered hundreds of lectures across India and abroad. He has supervised over twenty PhDs and remains an active public intellectual, contributing regularly to print and broadcast media on international affairs.

Prof. Singh is currently President of the Association of Asia Scholars and General Secretary of the Indian Congress of Asian and Pacific Studies (ICAPS). He serves on the editorial boards of several international journals and holds guest professorships at institutions including UPEACE (Costa Rica), Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (China), and the University of British Columbia (Canada).

Career & Positions

  • 2001–presentFaculty, CIPOD/SIS/JNU (Associate Professor 2001–08; Professor since November 2008)
  • 2022–2023Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
  • 2011–2014Chairperson, CIPOD, School of International Studies, JNU
  • 2012–2014Chief Vigilance Officer, Jawaharlal Nehru University
  • 2001–2002Asia Fellow, School of International Studies, Peking University, Beijing
  • 1997–2000Research Staff, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi

Visiting Appointments

  • 2006, 2008Visiting Professor, University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica
  • 2008Visiting Professor, Xiamen University, China
  • 2005Guest Researcher, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Sweden
  • 2004Visiting Scholar, University of Hong Kong
  • 2003Visiting Scholar, Shanghai Institute for International Studies
  • OngoingGuest Professor, Research Institute of Indian Ocean Economies, Yunnan University of Finance and Economics, China

Editorial Boards & Memberships

  • President, Association of Asia Scholars
  • General Secretary, Indian Congress of Asian and Pacific Studies (ICAPS)
  • Advisory Board, Communities Without Borders Inc., Atlanta, USA
  • Editorial Board, Asian Policy & Politics (USA)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of the Indian Ocean Region (Australia)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Indian Ocean Studies (India)
  • Editorial Board, Millennial Asia (India)
  • Editorial Board, Suraksha Chintan (India)

Languages

English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi; elementary Chinese