Raghvendra Kumar
Foreign Policy Research Institute, Nalanda University, University of Delhi, National Maritime Foundation
0000-0002-6872-3681
About
Dr Raghvendra Kumar is a Non-Resident Fellow with the Asia Program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), USA. He holds a PhD and MPhil in African Studies from the University of Delhi. He previously served as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the School of International Relations and Peace Studies (SIPS), Nalanda University, as an Associate Fellow at the National Maritime Foundation (NMF) and as an Assistant Professor (Guest) at Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi. He is the co-author of Oceanic Strategy: India and Other Powers in the Indian Ocean (Routledge, 2024). His research interests include African Studies, India–China engagement in Africa, the geopolitics of resource extraction, traditional and non-traditional security threats, and the evolving regional maritime security architecture.
Employment
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Nalanda University Post Doctoral Fellow2026 - 2026
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Foreign Policy Research Institute Non Resident Fellow2025 - Present
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National Maritime Foundation Associate Fellow2022 - 2023
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Maharja Agrasen College, University of Delhi Assistant Professor(Guest)2017 - 2020
Education
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University of Delhi B A Honours2008 - 2011
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (27)
- How France’s Fall Signals China’s Rise in the Sahel Save
- Beyond the Supply Chain: South Africa’s China Dilemma Save
- Why Africa Is Key to New Delhi’s Strategic Autonomy Save
- The Bay of Bengal as India’s SHANTI anchor Save
- Countering China’s Expansionism: Japan-India Synergy in Africa Amidst US Aid Retrenchment Save
- How the UK-Mauritius Deal on Chagos Could Reshape US Military Strategy in the Indian Ocean Save
- Locating Mozambique in India’s strategy for a gas-based economy: leveraging natural gas in transition to a greener future and energy security Save
- Navigating Political Crisis and Conflict in Mozambique: Quad’s Interest and Strategy Save
- Comparative Security of the Maritime Flow of Petroleum-Based Energy Save
- Oceanic Strategy: India and Other Powers in the Indian Ocean Save