Faculty at School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Jabin Thomas Jacob

Jabin Thomas Jacob

Associate Professor


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Chinese domestic politics, Chinese foreign policy, India-China relations, and science, technology and international relations

2008, Ph.D., Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

He was formerly Fellow and Assistant Director at the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, and Associate Editor of the journal China Report. Jacob holds a PhD in Chinese Studies from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and has spent time as a student / researcher / faculty in Taiwan, France, and Singapore. Travelled to many of India's border states and visited parts of the country's disputed borders with China and Pakistan as well as the international borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh. He is a PhD supervisor at the Naval War College, Goa, and a regular speaker at various other Indian defence training institutions. Jacob's latest publication is a co-edited volume with Hoang The Anh titled, 'China's Search for National Rejuvenation: Domestic and Foreign Policies under Xi Jinping' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).

  1. Jabin T. Jacob, 'A Potential Conflict over Taiwan: A View from India', The Washington Quarterly, Vol. 45, No. 3, November 2022. 147-162. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163660X.2022.2126585
  2. Jabin T. Jacob and Bhim B. Subba, 'Carrying Forward the Great Founding Spirit?: Governance in the Communist Party of China Today', China Report, Vol. 58, No. 3, August 2022. 263-282. https://doi.org/10.1177/00094455221108226
  3. Jabin T. Jacob and Bhim B. Subba, 'Towards Exceptionalism: The Communist Party of China and its Uses of History', China Report, Vol. 58, No. 1, February 2022. 7-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/00094455221074169
  4. Jabin T. Jacob, 'To Tell China's Story Well?: China's International Messaging during the COVID-19 Pandemic', China Report, Vol. 56, No. 3, August 2020. 374-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/0009445520930395
  5. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China in India's Neighbourhood: Connectivity, Political Messaging and Military Diplomacy', Artha - Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 18, Issue 4, October-December 2019. 117-132. https://doi.org/10.12724/ajss.51.8
  6. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Connectivity Models in the Indo-Pacific: An Indian Perspective', Maritime Affairs, Vol. 14, Issue 1, June 2018. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/09733159.2018.1478434
  7. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China's Belt and Road Initiative: Perspectives from India', China & World Economy, Vol. 25, No. 5, September-October 2017. 78-100. https://doi.org/10.1111/cwe.12215

  1. Jabin T. Jacob, 'The Sino-Indian Rivalry in South Asia: The BRI and the New Cold Wars' in Bhumitra Chakma and Xiudian Dai (eds.). The Belt and Road Initiative and the Politics of Connectivity: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the 21st Century (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022). 129-144.
  2. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Building Institutional Linkages with India: A Roadmap for Taiwan', in Alan Hao Yang and Sana Hashmi (eds). Taiwan and India: Strategizing the Relations. Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Research Series No. 6, February 2022. 42-49.
  3. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China's Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia: Unique Characteristics and General Framework', in Jonathan Fulton (ed.). Regions in the Belt and Road Initiative (London and New York: Routledge, 2020). 36-53.
  4. Jabin T. Jacob and with Hoang The Anh (eds), China's Search for 'National Rejuvenation': Domestic and Foreign Policies under Xi Jinping (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020).
  5. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Political Considerations in the Chinese Leadership's Economic Assessments', in Jabin T. Jacob and Hoang The Anh (eds). China's Search for 'National Rejuvenation': Domestic and Foreign Policies under Xi Jinping (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). 63-75.
  6. Jabin T. Jacob and Hoang The Anh, '"National Rejuvenation" as Panacea for China's Domestic and External Challenges', in Jabin T. Jacob and Hoang The Anh (eds). China?s Search for ?National Rejuvenation?: Domestic and Foreign Policies under Xi Jinping. (Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2020). 3-19.
  7. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Arunachal Pradesh in India-China Relations: Trends in Chinese Behaviour and their Implications', in M. Mayilvaganan, Nasima Khatoon and Sourina Bej (eds). Tawang, Monpas and Tibetan Buddhism in Transition: Life and Society along the India-China Borderland (Singapore: Springer, 2020). 153-162.
  8. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China, India, and Asian Connectivity: India's View', in Kanti Bajpai, Selina Ho and Manjari Chatterjee Miller (eds). Routledge Handbook of China-India Relations (London and New York: Routledge, 2020). 315-332.
  9. Jabin T. Jacob, 'The "Regional" Approach in Xi Jinping's Governance Strategy' in Manoranjan Mohanty (ed.). China at a Turning Point: Perspectives after the 19th Party Congress (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2019). 180-192.
  10. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China's "One Belt, One Road" in South Asia: economic considerations from India and Pakistan' in Arturo Oropeza Garc'a (ed.). China: BRI o el nuevo camino de la seda (Instituto de Investigaciones Juridicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico: Mexico City, Mexico, 2018). 357-372.
  11. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China's Evolving Strategy in the Indian Ocean Region: Risks in China's MSR Initiative' in David Brewster (ed.). India and China at Sea: Strategic Competition in the Maritime Domain (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2018). 208-223.
  12. Jabin T. Jacob, 'The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the China-India-Pakistan Triangle' in Jean-Marc F. Blanchard (ed.). China's Maritime Silk Road Initiative and South Asia: A Political Economic Analysis of its Purposes, Perils, and Promise (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018). 105-136.
  13. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China's "New Tianxia" Strategy and the Indian Response', in Josukutty C. A. and J. Prabhash (eds) Foreign Policy and Security of India (New Delhi: New Century Publications, 2017). 141-159.
  14. Jabin T. Jacob and with Hoang The Anh (eds), China and Its Neighbourhood: Perspectives from India and Vietnam (New Delhi: Pentagon, 2017).
  15. Jabin T. Jacob and with Hoang The Anh (eds), (in Vietnamese) Trang Quoc voi lang Gieng: Quan Diem Viet Nam va An Do (Hanoi: Vietnam Social Sciences Press, 2017).
  16. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China-Vietnam Relations: In Steady State Despite Tensions' in Jabin T. Jacob and Hoang The Anh (eds). China and Its Neighbourhood: Perspectives from India and Vietnam (New Delhi: Pentagon, 2017). 12-26.
  17. Jabin T. Jacob and Hoang The Anh 'Introduction: China as a Common Concern' in Jabin T. Jacob and Hoang The Anh (eds). China and Its Neighbourhood: Perspectives from India and Vietnam (New Delhi: Pentagon, 2017). 1-11.
  18. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China in 2016: The Pursuit of Stability and Power' in Vijay Sakhuja (ed.). Pentagon Yearbook 2017: South Asia Defence and Strategic Perspective (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2017). 62-75.
  19. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Remembering 1962 in India, 50 years on', in Amit R. Das Gupta and Lorenz M. Luthi (eds). The Sino-Indian War of 1962: New Perspectives (London and New York: Routledge, 2017). 233-252.
  20. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor a Threat to India' in J. S. Bajwa (ed.). China: Threat or Challenge? (New Delhi: Lancer, 2017). 336-352.
  21. Jabin T. Jacob, 'On the China "Threat" to India', in J. S. Bajwa (ed.). China: Threat or Challenge? (New Delhi: Lancer, 2017). 29-37.
  22. Jabin T. Jacob, 'India-Taiwan Relations: Constrained or Self-Constraining?', in Jagannath P. Panda (ed.). India-Taiwan Relations in Asia and Beyond: The Future (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2016). 37-47.
  23. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Role of Major Powers in the Indo-Pacific Region', in Gurpreet S Khurana and Antara Ghosal Singh (eds). India and China: Constructing A Peaceful Order in the Indo-Pacific (New Delhi: National Maritime Foundation, 2016). 79-89.
  24. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China's Provinces and Foreign Policy: Lessons and Implications for India and its States' in Subir Bhaumik (ed.). Agartala Doctrine: A Proactive Northeast in India Foreign Policy (New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2016). 253-270.
  25. Jabin T. Jacob, 'China and Myanmar's 2015 Elections: plus "a change, plus c'est la meme chose", in Amrita Dey (ed.). Myanmar: Moving Towards Elections 2015 (Kolkata: Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, 2016). 79-89.
  26. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Thinking East Asia, Acting Local: Constraints, Challenges, and Contradictions in Indian Public Diplomacy' in Jan Melissen and Yul Sohn (eds). Understanding Public Diplomacy in East Asia: Middle Powers in a Turbulent Region (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015). 155-178.
  27. Jabin T. Jacob, 'Arunachal Pradesh in the Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute: Constant Claims, Changing Politics', in Gurudas Das, C. Joshua Thomas and Nani Bath (eds). Voices from the Border: Response to Chinese Claim over Arunachal Pradesh (New Delhi: Pentagon Press, 2015). 48-62.

  1. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘The US and China at the G20 Summit: Competition Will Dominate’, Asia-Pacific Leadership Network, 14 November 2022. https://www.apln.network/analysis/commentaries/the-us-and-china-at-the-g20-summit-competition-will-dominate
  2. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis: The Chinese Model in Operation’, E-IR, 5 April 2022. https://www.e-ir.info/2022/04/05/sri-lankas-economic-crisis-the-chinese-model-in-operation/
  3. Jabin T. Jacob and Roger C. Liu, ‘Returning to the Indian Ocean: Maritime Opportunities Arising from Taiwan’s New Ties with Somaliland’, National Maritime Foundation, 22 July 2020. https://maritimeindia.org/taiwan_somaliland/
  4. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Reorienting India’s China policy towards greater transparency’, Raisina Debates, Observer Research Foundation, 17 June 2020. https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/reorienting-indias-china-policy-towards-greater-transparency-67996/
  5. Jabin T. Jacob, (in Vietnamese) ‘S?ng ki?n V?nh ?ai v? Con ???ng c?a Trung Qu?c h?m y? ??i v?i ?n ??’ (China's Belt and Road Initiative and its implications for India), Nghien Cuu Trung Quoc (Chinese Studies Review), June 2020, No. 6 (226). 40-47.
  6. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India-China Relations Post-COVID-19’, China-India Brief #159, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 14-26 May 2020. https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/publications/details/china-india-brief-159
  7. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Let the Quad Die: Towards Greater Indian Leadership in the Indo-Pacific’, National Maritime Foundation, 17 July 2019. http://www.maritimeindia.org/View Profile/636989259686368476.pdf
  8. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘China in the Middle East: Expanding Political Clout and Maritime Space’, National Maritime Foundation, 10 May 2019. http://www.maritimeindia.org/View Profile/636930582888021530.pdf
  9. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its implications for India’, Investigating Infrastructure: Ecology, Sustainability and Society, Heinrich-Bill-Stiftung, 25 February 2019. https://in.boell.org/2019/02/25/chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-and-its-implications-india
  10. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Domestic Political Space and Foreign Policy: What India Should Not Learn From China’, Values & Foreign Policy, 6 February 2019. http://www.foreignpolicy.org.in/home/index.php/2019/02/06/domestic-political-space-and-foreign-policy/
  11. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Political Crisis in Sri Lanka: China and the Maritime Dimension’, National Maritime Foundation, 1 February 2019. http://maritimeindia.org/View Profile/636845977769000724.pdf
  12. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India-Indonesia Ties: Chinese Elephant in the Room’, Indian Defence Review, Vol. 33.3, July-September 2018. http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/india-indonesia-ties-chinese-elephant-in-the-room/
  13. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘What does India think of China’s ‘Belt and Road’ Initiative?’, ICS Occasional Paper, No. 19, December 2017. http://www.icsin.org/uploads/2017/12/18/8664fcac0850b0af2c40791465301e17.pdf
  14. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Explaining the India-China Standoff at Doklam: Causes and Implications’, Aakrosh, Vol. 20, No. 77, October 2017. 60-76. https://indiandchina.com/2017/10/13/explaining-the-india-china-standoff-at-doklam-causes-and-implications/
  15. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Deciphering the Numbers: Employment in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor’, E-International Relations, 22 August 2017. http://www.e-ir.info/2017/08/22/deciphering-the-numbers-employment-in-the-china-pakistan-economic-corridor
  16. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Contemporary India-China Relations: Of Copycats and Hubris’, China-India Brief, No. 98, 23 July-8 August 2017, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/cag/publication/china-india-brief/china-india-brief-98
  17. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘China in Central Asia: Controlling the Narrative’, Indian Defence Review, Vol. 32.1, Jan-Mar 2017. 77-80.

  1. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘High Winds, Choppy Waters, Even Dangerous Storms’: Understanding Chinese Foreign Policy Under Xi, The Wire, 15 November 2022.
  2. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Xi Jinping rules the roost but the path ahead is fraught’, Moneycontrol, 2 November 2022.
  3. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘The Communist Party of China is spotting threats everywhere’, Mint, 21 October 2022. p.14.
  4. Jabin T. Jacob, പ്രഥമ വാഗ്ഭടാനന്ദ ഗുരു പുരസ്കാരം തോമസ് ജേക്കബിന്, Malayala Manorama, 17 October 2022. p.8.
  5. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘China: Regime interests will dominate meet’, The Times of India, 16 October 2022. p.20.
  6. Jabin T. Jacob and Anand Parappadi Krishnan, എല്ലാം നയിക്കുന്ന പാർട്ടി; ചൈനീസ് പാർട്ടി കോൺഗ്രസിന് കൊടിയേറുമ്പോൾ, 24 News, 15 October 2022.
  7. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘CPC Congress | Party wants Chinese to strive for global hegemony’, Moneycontrol, 15 October 2022.
  8. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘What national interests has India achieved by abstaining at UNHRC vote on Xinjiang?’, Moneycontrol, 14 October 2022.
  9. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Takeaways from Xi’s Congress’, The Indian Express, 24 October 2022. p.14.
  10. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘A Third Term For Xi Jinping Holds Little Assurance For India’, BQ Prime, 22 October 2022.
  11. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Why factional politics might no longer matter in China’, 9DashLine, 6 October 2022.
  12. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Samarkand SCO: Significance of the Modi-Xi non-meeting’, Moneycontrol, 19 September 2022.
  13. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘A litany of economic woes but in China politics rules’, 9 DashLine, 24 August 2022.
  14. Jabin T. Jacob and Chisako T. Masuo, ‘China-Taiwan crisis: Implications and options for Japan’, India Today, 9 August 2022.
  15. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Lessons for India from Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit’, Moneycontrol, 4 August 2022.
  16. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Two Years After Border Clashes, India Still Lacks a Coherent China Policy’, World Politics Review, 13 July 2022.
  17. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘The new cold war will be fiercer’, Telangana Today, 25 May 2022. p.6.
  18. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Wang Yi In India: No substantial outcome, but China has exploited the visit to its advantage?’, Moneycontrol, 29 March 2022.
  19. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Wang Yi in India: Whither India’s muscular foreign policy?’ Moneycontrol, 25 March 2022.
  20. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Sino-Russia Ties: Intimacy can breed complications’, Moneycontrol, 3 March 2022.
  21. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘How Russia-Ukraine crisis works in China’s favour’, Moneycontrol, 1 March 2022.
  22. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India must beware of China’s reassurances’, Moneycontrol, 15 February 2022.
  23. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India’s China policy in 2021 has been a failure’, Moneycontrol, 30 December 2021.
  24. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘In China, it is always politics that drives the economy’, The Week, 7 November 2021.
  25. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India-China Ties | Is New Delhi finally calling out Beijing for its bad behaviour?’ Moneycontrol, 20 October 2021.
  26. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India and the BRICS: Confused Signalling on China’, 9DashLine, 6 October 2021.
  27. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Does China really have the upper hand in Afghanistan?’, Moneycontrol, 1 September 2021.
  28. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Xi Jinping in Tibet Part 2: Implications for India’, Moneycontrol, 29 July 2021.
  29. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Xi Jinping in Tibet Part 1: China’s quest for greater control’, Moneycontrol, 27 July 2021.
  30. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘An Expert Explains: Triumph of the Party-state’, The Indian Express, 6 July 2021.
  31. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India’s vaccine diplomacy failure and its foreign policy implications’, Moneycontrol, 19 May 2021.
  32. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India’s Foreign Policy Strategy Is Increasingly Resembling That of China’, The Wire, 30 March 2021.
  33. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘China’s vaccine diplomacy bears closer watching’, Moneycontrol, 23 March 2021.
  34. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India must no longer wait for China to change its behaviour’, Moneycontrol, 27 January 2021.
  35. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘How China might tackle the Biden presidency’, The Hindu, 26 January 2021.
  36. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Two missteps in Joe Biden’s China agenda that require repair’, Moneycontrol, 8 January 2021.
  37. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Chinese communists in India: Why it is a cause of concern?’, India Today, 25 December 2020.
  38. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘India-China Relations: A New Normal of Competition and Conflict’, The China Story, 12 November 2020.
  39. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘LAC Stand-off: Let’s not talk to China for the sake of talking’, Moneycontrol, 15 September 2020.
  40. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘With China Breathing Down Its Neck, What Has India Won and Lost in Iran?’, News18, 21 August 2020.
  41. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Crisis with China is an Opportunity to Rethink India’s Economic Policies’, TimesNowNews.com, 19 August 2020.
  42. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Why Indian Foreign Policy Cannot Succeed Without Foreign Languages’, The Quint, 11 August 2020.
  43. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘The anxiety in China’, The Indian Express, 8 July 2020. p. 13. (‘Anxiety in China stems from the CPC’s insecurity’, The Indian Express, 8 July 2020.
  44. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Three cold wars involving China are dragging India into conflicts it is not ready for’, The Print, 29 June 2020.
  45. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Needed: Clearer communication on the Galwan face-off’, Moneycontrol, 25 June 2020.
  46. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘What Explains China’s LAC Violence? Why Do They Like ‘Bullying’?’, The Quint, 22 June 2020.
  47. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Looking Beyond China: Strengthening Bilateral Relationships in the Quad’, International Affairs Review, 9 June 2020.
  48. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘A Chinese elephant in the India-Nepal room’, Moneycontrol, 27 May 2020.
  49. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Why a post-COVID-19 global order led by China is only a distant threat’, Moneycontrol, 9 May 2020.
  50. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘A China-led world offers a dystopian future’, Moneycontrol, 2 May 2020.
  51. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Covid-19 pandemic: China’s propaganda machinery is in full swing’, Moneycontrol, 23 March 2020.
  52. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘How Will Indian Economy Survive Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic?’, The Quint, 12 March 2020.
  53. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Coronavirus: An epidemic of incompetence and insecurity?’, Moneycontrol, 10 February 2020.
  54. Jabin T. Jacob, ‘Taiwan shows how to check Chinese influence’, Moneycontrol, 21 January 2020.

  1. ‘Taiwan’s Future: Redefining What it Means to be a State in International Politics’, India-Taiwan in Indo-Pacific, Centre for Northeast Asian Studies, Jindal School of International Affairs, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, 12 November 2022. ‘CPC’s 20th Congress’, Delhi Policy Group, New Delhi, 7 November 2022.
  2. ‘What Does China Want? Foreign Policy at the CPC’s 20th Party Congress’, Department of Chinese Language and Culture (Cheena Bhavana), Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, West Bengal, 11 October 2022.
  3. ‘Making Sense of Xi Jinping’s China’, Founding Fuel Masterclass, 1 October 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EzRmc6kpr8 ‘Relevance of Tibet in International Relations’, Brainstorming and Strategic Conclave for Tibetan Parliamentarians, Manesar, Haryana, 22 September 2022.
  4. ‘Deciphering the Fourth Cross Strait Crisis: Economic and Military Perspective’, organized by Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies and Taiwan Centre for Security Studies, Taipei, 19 September 2022.
  5. ‘China’s Political Interventions in the IOR’, Decoding China in the Indo-Pacific Region, organised by National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, India and India Office of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, 28 April 2022.
  6. ‘India’s Foreign Policy towards China in the Wake of the Ukrainian Crisis’, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Christ University, Ghaziabad, 18 April 2022.
  7. ‘Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine Crisis’, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, 25 March 2022.

  1. Editorial Board, Journal of Contemporary Politics, Bangalore University, Karnataka (since July 2022).
  2. Honorary Fellow, Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi (since April 2022).
  3. Member, Research Development Committee, Department of Chinese, Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies, Madhya Pradesh (since 2022).
  4. External Member, Committee for Promoting PhD scholars from JRF to SRF, Centre for International Politics, Organization, and Disarmament, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (since May 2021).
  5. International Advisory Board, International Politics journal, (since 2021) Visiting Faculty, Naval War College, Goa (since June 2020).
  6. Editorial Board, Maritime Affairs: Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India, New Delhi (since December 2018).
  7. Editorial Board, Review for Indian and Asian Studies, Institute for Indian and Southwest Asian Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam (since July 2016).