Dr Avijeet Kumar Biswas

Research Officer, School of Internal Security, Defence and Strategic Studies
B.A., M.A. in Politics and International Relations, M.Phil. in Foreign Policy Studies, PhD in Politics and International Relations (European Studies)
Phone No: +91 9163009777

Email – avijeetkumar.biswas@rru.ac.in

About Avijeet Kumar Biswas

Avijeet Kumar Biswas is currently working as a Research Officer, School of Internal Security, Defence and Strategic Studies (SISDSS). He has a PhD in Politics and International Relations (European Studies) from the Centre for European Studies, Pondicherry University. His thesis focused on India and the European Union’s contribution in building peace in Afghanistan and the prospective areas where they can cooperate. Avijeet has a M.Phil. Degree from the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta. His area of study was peacebuilding in Afghanistan with special focus on the development of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) and the national elections between 2001 and 2014. This study also attempted to analyse the perception of the Afghan people and experts regarding the ANSF and the national elections. He has an MA in Politics and International Relations from the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University. His area of interest includes Indo-Afghan Relations, India-EU Relations, Peacebuilding, and India’s foreign policy in regards to South Asia.

Education 
  • PhD in Politics and International Relations (European Studies) (2016-2022)
Title: Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: Prospects for India-EU Cooperation
Centre for European Studies, Pondicherry University
                    
  • M.Phil. in Foreign Policy Studies (2012-2014)
Title: Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: An Analytical Study of The Afghan National Security
Forces and The National Elections (Post 2001)
Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta                    
  • M.A. in Politics and International Relations (2010 -2012)
Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University
                    
  • B.A. (2006-2009)
Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry
Honours/ Awards/ Achievements/ Appreciation
  • Awarded Gold Medal in M.A. at Pondicherry University. (Academic Session: 2010-2012)
  • Awarded Scholarship by Pondicherry University to Visit Sri Lanka as a Visiting Scholar to the University of Jaffna. (Academic Year: 2012)
Paper Presentation/Participations
  • Participated in a seminar titled “Issues Relating to Transboundary River Water Sharing in South Asia”, at UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Institute of South Asia Regional Cooperation, Pondicherry University, February 20-21, 2020.
  • Presented a paper titled “The Taliban – A Dilemma in Indo-Afghan Relationship” in a National Seminar on “India’s Neighbourhood First Policy: Emerging New Trends” at the VPM Centre for International Studies (Mulund, Maharashtra) on June 25, 2019.
  • Participated in a talk titled “Current Developments in the Afghan Peace Process” by Mr. Mohammad Umer Daudzai, Chief Executive of the Afghan High Peace Council at Indian Council of World Affairs, Sapru House, New Delhi on May 17, 2019.
  • “ICSSR Sponsored 10-Day Research Methodology Workshop for PDF/Ph.D/M.Phil Scholars of Social Sciences – Enrich the Researchers” organized by the School of Education, Pondicherry University from September 11-20, 2018
  • Presented a paper titled “The Pakistan Factor in Indo-Afghan Strategic Cooperation”, in a National Seminar on “The India-Pakistan Conflict: Assessing India’s Option” Organized by Department of International Relations and Politics, School of Global Studies, Central University of Kerala on March 20-21, 2017.
  • Presented a paper titled “Women and Leadership in Afghanistan Post 2001”, in a National Conference on “Women and Work” Organized by Centre for Women’s Studies, Pondicherry University and Puducherry State Resource Centre for Women, Government of Puducherry on March 17-18, 2017.
PUBLICATIONS
  • “Democratization of the United Nations: What is Expected of India and the European Union?” International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, Vol. 8, Issue 9S3, July, 2019, ISSN: 2278-3075, pp. 1410-16.
  • “Indo-Afghan Relationship and the Pakistan Conundrum”, International Journal of Research in Social Sciences (IJRSS), Vol. 9, Issue 5 (1), May, 2019, ISSN: 2249-2496, pp. 490-498.
  • “Women and Leadership in Afghanistan Post 2001” in R. Nalini and Aashita (eds), Women and Work, Chennai: T. R. Publications Pvt. Ltd., 2018, ISBN: 978-81-8286-036-0, pp. 135- 144.
  • “Security Sector Reform in Afghanistan Post 9/11: The Role of India and EU”, in Mumtaz Begum (ed.), Capacity Building Through Research Orientation in Social Sciences, Pondicherry: Pondicherry University, 2018, ISBN: 978-81-938307-1-0, pp. 40-42.
  • “Iran, Afghanistan & India: An Approaching Nuclear Détente”, IndraStra Website, May 10, 2015.
Responsibilities
  • Teaching: Centre for European Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India – Course Code: CFES103, Course Title: Introduction to European Integration, Semester: June – December 2019.