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Md. Muddassir Quamar

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Md. Muddassir Quamar
Md. Muddassir Quamar
Associate Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for West Asian Studies
School of International Studies
Room No
232, SIS-I
Email
mmquamar@mail.jnu.ac.in, muddassir.2005@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D. Jawaharlal Nehru University

Areas of Interest/Specialization
Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy of Saudi Arabia
Society and Politics in the Gulf and West Asia
Strategic Affairs in WANA
India-WANA Relations
Experience

10 years

Awards & Honours
1. Associate Editor, Contemporary Review of the Middle East (since July 2014)
2. Book Review Editor, Strategic Analysis (July 2018 - March 2023)
3. Field Work Grant, Indian Council of Social Science Research (2014-15)
4. Member, Editorial Board, Strategic Analysis, 1 May 2023 - 30 April 2024
International Collaboration/Consultancy

Visiting Fellow, King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh (2014-15)

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Education System in Saudi Arabia: Of Change and Reforms, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
2. Changing Security Paradigm in West Asia: Regional and International Responses, New Delhi: KW Publisher & Routledge, 2020 (Co-Editor)
3. India’s Saudi Policy: Bridge to the Future, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 (Co-Author).
4. "The Changing Nature of the Pakistan Factor in India-Gulf Relations: An Indian Perspective,” Asian Affairs, 2018, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 625-644.
5. "AKP, the Arab Spring and the Unravelling of the Turkey ‘Model’” Strategic Analysis, 2018, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. 364-376.
6. “Trump and West Asia: Policy Departures and Geopolitical Implications,” India Quarterly, 2018, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 272-289.
7.  Indo-Saudi Relations: Emerging Strategic Dimensions, Derasat, No. 32, Riyadh: King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, 2018.
8. “Sociology of the Veil in Saudi Arabia: Dress Code, Individual Choices and Questions on Women Empowerment,” Digest of Middle East Studies, 2016, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 315-337.
9. "More Effective as Regent than Monarch: Abdulla’s Reform Legacy,” Contemporary Arab Affairs, 2016, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 445-460 (Co-Author).
10. "Education as Ladder for Saudi Women: An Overview,” Journal of Arabian Studies, 2013, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 265-277.

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

1. "India and the Gulf: Regional Security and India’s Multialignment Policy", Asian Politics and Policy, 2023, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 274-294.
2. Persian Gulf 2021-22: India’s Relations with the Region, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022 (Co-Author).
3. "Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Partnership with the United States: Fraying at the Margins?” Strategic Analysis, 2022, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 293-306.
4. Politics of Change in Middle East and North Africa since Arab Spring: A Lost Decade, New Delhi: KW Publisher & Routledge, 2022 (Editor).
5. “Islamic Movement in Israel” in P. R. Kumaraswamy (ed.), The Palgrave International Handbook of Israel, Singapore: Springer, 2022.
6. Persian Gulf 2020: India’s Relations with the Region, Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021 (Co-Author).
7.  Erdogan’s Turkey: Politics, Populism and Democratisation Dilemmas, New Delhi: Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, 2020.
8. "Changing Regional Geopolitics and the Foundations of a Rapprochement between Arab Gulf and Israel,” Global Affairs, 2020, vol. 4-5, no. 6, pp. 593-608.
9. Political Violence in MENA, New Delhi: KW Publisher, 2020 (Co-Editor).
10. Islamic Movements in the Middle East: Ideologies, Practices and Political Participation, New Delhi: KW Publisher, 2019 (Co-Editor).

Patents (if any)

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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.