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Swaran Singh

Swaran Singh

Swaran Singh
Swaran Singh
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for International Politics, Organisation & Disarmament,
School of International Studies
Room No
342, SIS-2
Off. Phone
011-26704368
Residence
57 Dakshinapuram, JNU Campus, New Delhi:110067
Email
ssingh@mail.jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/ssingh
Qualifications

M.A. (Pol Sc, DU), MPhil and PhD (Int’l Studies, JNU)
Post-Doc Diploma in Conflict Resolution (Upasala, Sweden)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Arms Control & Disarmament, Conflict Resolution & Peace Studies, India's Defence and Nuclear Policy, Multilateralism, Asian affairs, China's foreign and security policies, China-South Asia, China-India relations, and Emerging Powers related debates  

Experience

1992-2001 Research Faculty at Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis (New Delhi)
2001- Faculty at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., (New Delhi)
2006- President, Association of Asian Studies (Asia-wide network)
2008- General Secretary, Indian Congress of Asian & Pacific Studies 
2012-2014 – Chief Vigilance Officer, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 

Awards & Honours

Asia Fellow 2001-2002; worked at School of International Studies, Beijing University
Awarded Several Visiting Professorships in China, UPEACE and other universities 

International Collaboration/Consultancy

2005-2008 for International Relations with Center de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Swaran Singh, "Covid-19 and India-China Equations: Examining their Interface in the Indian Ocean Region", China Studies Journal (Vol. 15, 2021); pp. 111-132 
“Quads and Triangles: Locating Japan in India’s Act East Policy”, (co-authored), Global Outlook, Vol. 1 No. 1 (Spring 2016), pp. 111-123.
"The State of Security Studies in India:Limitations and Potential", Millennial Asia, 6(2) 191–204
“Indo-US Cooperation in Countering Cyberterrorism: Challenges and Limitations” (co-authored), Strategic Analysis, Vol.38, No.5 (2-14), pp. 703-716
"No First Use as a Strategic Doctrine" in V R Raghavan (ed.), Global Nuclear Disarmament: Geopolitical Necessities, (New Delhi: Vij Books, 2012), pp. 56-71.
"Debating Multilateralism: The role of emerging powers" in Chandra Chari (ed.), Superpower Rivalry and Conflict: The long shadow of the Cold War on the twenty first century, (London: Routledge, 2010) 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
On China By India: From Civilization to Nation State (London: Cambria Press, 2012), [Co-edited]
Emerging China: Prospects of Partnership in Asia, (New Delhi: Routledge, 2012), [Co-edited]
"Paradigm Shift in India-China Relations: From Bilateralism to Multilateralism", Journal of International Affairs (Columbia University), Vol. 64, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2011). 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.