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Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy

Nalanda University

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Dr Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy is Associate Professor in interdisciplinary School of Historical Studies and School of International Relations at Nalanda University. He is the first Coordinator of the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies at Nalanda University. Dr. Chaturvedy is also an Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Australia India Engagement (IAIE), Brisbane; and Adjunct Senior Associate Fellow at the Asian Confluence, Shillong, India. His research and teaching interests include India’s Foreign Policy, Modern Indian History; World History, India’s Economic and Business History; Bay of Bengal Region, Maritime Security and Interconnections, India’s Civilizational and Historical Links, South Asian Regional Security and Developments, China-Southern Asia Strategic Access. In loving memory of his late mother Smt. Lilawati Chaturvedi, a teacher, Rajeev has set up Lilawati Memorial Library in Kaimur district of Bihar.

Rajeev was a Visiting Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Before joining RSIS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in New Delhi. Prior to this, Rajeev was a Research Associate at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore. He was Senior Assistant Director and was heading Foreign Policy Division at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in New Delhi before moving to ISAS.

Rajeev was a Global Emerging Voices (GEV) fellow in 2013; Young Strategists Forum (YSF) Fellow in 2012; a Professional Development Award recipient in 2009 at the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa. Before going to Ottawa, Rajeev worked with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and the Indian Pugwash Society. He was also part of the ‘Nuclear Cluster’ at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), and a member of the ‘Young India Roundtable Initiative’ of Delhi Policy Group.

With a diverse and unique work experience with eminent security and economic think tanks, development donor agency and apex business chamber, Rajeev has done his Ph.D. in South Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is qualified with the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship and Higher Research from the University Grant Commission (UGC). He also achieved NCC (National Cadet Corps) “C” certificate from Naval Wing, and got “Sea Training” with the Indian Navy.

Rajeev has published widely on his subject. He has participated and presented papers in several international forums and conferences and has contributed in print and electronic media including The Financial Times, The Week, The Times Now, The Hindu, The Economic Times, Financial Express, Channel News Asia, CCTV News/CGTN, South China Morning Post, Nikkei Asian Review, The Business Standard, The Pioneer, BBC Vietnamese, The Quint, Dainik Jagaran (largest Hindi Daily), Nai Dunia (Hindi Daily), Prabhat Khabar (Hindi Daily), Dainik Bhaskar (Hindi Daily), Qaumi Tanzeem (Urdu Daily), The Telegraph.

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  • Nalanda University Associate Professor
  • Nalanda University Coordinator

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