Md. Muddassir Quamar | Welcome to Jawaharlal Nehru University

Md. Muddassir Quamar

Associate Professor

Centre/School/Special Centre

Centre for West Asian Studies

School of International Studies

Room No

232, SIS-I

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)