Teaching

Courses taught at the School of International Studies, JNU, and PhD students supervised.

20+ PhD Students
25+ Years Teaching at JNU
5 Core Courses

Masters Courses

Masters

Peace and War in the Nuclear Age

Examination of nuclear strategy, deterrence theory, arms control regimes, and the evolving landscape of nuclear security.

Masters

Introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution

Foundational course on theories and practice of peace studies, conflict transformation, and international peacekeeping.

MPhil Courses

MPhil

Strategies of Peace and War

Strategic theory from classical to contemporary, including deterrence, coercive diplomacy, and conflict prevention.

MPhil

India and Disarmament

India's evolving positions on disarmament, non-proliferation, and arms control in bilateral and multilateral frameworks.

MPhil

Science, Technology and National Security

The intersection of technological change — cyber, AI, space — with national security policy and international stability.

PhD Students Supervised

Ajay Lele
Space Security and Strategic Affairs
Anshu Joshi
Arms Control and Disarmament
Arun Vishwanathan
Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Binoda Kumar Mishra
India-Nepal Relations and Regional Security
Daniel Joseph
Nuclear Policy and Diplomacy
Deep Narayan Pandey
India's Foreign Policy in South Asia
Krishnendra Meena
China's Foreign Policy and Indian Perspectives
Now faculty at JNU
Monalisa Joshi
India-China Relations in the Post-Cold War Era
Pradip Saikia
Northeast India and Regional Connectivity
Ramanuj Kaushik
India's Strategic Culture
Reshmi Kazi
Nuclear Terrorism and Security
Satabrat Singh
India's Multilateral Diplomacy
Surae Soren
Tribal Communities and Security in Jharkhand
Vijay Sakhuja
A Comparative Study of Maritime Power of India and China in 1990s (2005)
co-supervised
Vijayanti Raghavan
India-Myanmar Relations and the Look East Policy