B.A. (Hons.) in History (Delhi), M.A. in History (Delhi), M.Phil in History (Delhi), M.A. in Politics (Bombay), Ph.D in Political Science (Bombay)

Specialisations: India’s foreign policy, global nuclear politics, and international relations theory

Rajesh Basrur is an independent scholar based in Mumbai, India; and is an Adjunct Professor with Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane. Previously, he taught at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and at the University of Mumbai; and held numerous visiting positions at, among others, Stanford University, Sandia Laboratories, the Brookings Institution, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

He has authored six books, including Subcontinental Drift: Domestic Politics and India’s Foreign Policy (Georgetown University Press, 2023); and Minimum Deterrence and India’s Nuclear Security (Stanford University Press, 2006). He has also edited twelve books and journal special issues, including (with Anit Mukherjee and T. V. Paul), India-China Maritime Competition (Routledge, 2019); and Challenges to Democracy in India (Oxford University Press, 2009). He has published research papers in journals such as Defence Studies, India Review, International Affairs, International Politics and Journal of Peace Research. He is an Associate Editor with India Review.