s degree students in the same Department. He worked with the Chennai Centre for China Studies (C3S) for two years prior to joining the University for his PhD. He has presented and published various articles and papers on the Chinese economy, Afghanistan, India-China relations and Iran. His areas of interests include China, India’s Foreign Policy, Afghanistan, Iran, the Indian Ocean Region, political economy and resource politics. He is also passionate about theoretical approaches to the study of International Relations and teaching.