Dr Avijeet Kumar Biswas

Associate Dean (Training) and Assistant Professor, School of Internal Security, Defence and Strategic Studies (SISDSS)
PhD in Politics and International Relations (European Studies), M.Phil. in Foreign Policy Studies, M.A. in Politics and International Relations, and B.A. in Political Science.
Phone No: +91 63574 36782

Email – avijeetkumar.biswas@rru.ac.in, ap8.sisdss@rru.ac.in

About Avijeet Kumar Biswas

Dr. Avijeet is currently working as an Assistant Professor, 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. He has an M.Phil. Degree from the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies, University of Calcutta. His area of study was peacebuilding in Afghanistan with a 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. Avijeet has an MA in Politics and International Relations from the Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University. His areas of interest includes Indo-Afghan Relations, India-EU Relations, Peacebuilding, and India’s foreign policy in regard to South Asia.

Education 
  • PhD in Politics and International Relations (European Studies) 
Title: Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: Prospects for India-EU Cooperation
Centre for European Studies, Pondicherry University
                    
  • M.Phil. in Foreign Policy Studies 
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 
                            Department of Politics and International Studies, Pondicherry University
                    
  • B.A. in Political Science
                            Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry
Honours/ Awards/ Achievements/ Appreciation
  • Awarded Scholarship by the Ministry of External Affairs during M.Phil.
  • Awarded Gold Medal in M.A. at Pondicherry University
  • Awarded Scholarship by Pondicherry University to Visit Sri Lanka as a Visiting Scholar to the University of Jaffna. (Academic Year: 2012)
Paper Presentation/Participations
  • Presented a paper titled “Recalibrating Partnership: Prospects for India-US Strategic Relationship Under Trump’s Possible Second Term” at a conference on “Asian Governance: Intersections of Domestic, Regional, and International” at APISA 2024 Osaka, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, Japan organised on 26-28 September, 2024.
  • Participated in a conference titled “Feminist Foreign Policy: Past Present and Future”, The Asia Foundation and Impact and Policy Research Institute, June 24-26, 2024.
  • Participated in a Seminar titled “Indian Political Thinkers and Their Contemporary Relevance”, Department of Political Science, DAV PG College, April 01-08, 2024.
  • Presented a paper titled “Political Marginalisation of Women in Arunachal Pradesh” in an ICSSR-sponsored National Seminar on “Understanding Marginalised Groups and their Rights in India” at the Department of Political Science, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh Organised on March 06-07, 2024.
  • 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.
  • 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” Organised by the 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”, at a National Conference on “Women and Work” Organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies, Pondicherry University and Puducherry State Resource Centre for Women, Government of Puducherry on March 17-18, 2017.
Workshop
  • “ICSSR Sponsored 10-Day Research Methodology Workshop for PDF/Ph.D/M.Phil Scholars of Social Sciences – Enrich the Researchers” organised by the School of Education, Pondicherry University from September 11-20, 2018.
Publications
  • Awaiting Publication: A book chapter titled “Mahatma Gandhi’s Political Philosophy and Its Relevance in Contemporary India” in Gandhi: Ideology, Philosophy, and Indian Politics, Pustak Bharati, Canada, November 2024.
  • “Global Governance and Social Equity: Evaluating the Role of International Institutions on Promoting Justice in a Changing World” in Gayatree Goswamee, Jadab Dutta, Pranab Chetia and Suresh Rajkonwar (ed.), Convergence of Knowledge: Exploring Multidisciplinary Approaches to Contemporary Challenges, Delhi: Kumud Publications, 2024.
  • “Sustainable Futures: The Role of Environmental Education in Combating Climate Change” in Gayatree Goswamee, Jadab Dutta, Sarmishtha Choudhury and Jasica Nevell (ed.), Innovative Approaches in Environmental Education: Strategies and Practices, Delhi: Navyug Books International, 2024, ISBN978-93-93462-70-01, pp. 47-59.
  • “Rhetoric vs. Reality – China’s Diminishing Ambition in Afghanistan”, The Kootneeti, January 12, 2023.
  • “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.
Faculty Development Program
  • Faculty Development Program/Training Program on “Innovative Teaching and Learning Pedagogy” organised by the Research Foundation of India from 20th to 24th May, 2024.
  • One Week International Level Faculty Development Program/Short-Term Course (FDP/STC) on “Conflict, Security and Development” organised by Sardar Patel University of Police, Security and Criminal Justice, Jodhpur from 7th to 13th December, 2022.
Work Experience
  • Teaching: Assistant Professor, School of Internal Security, Defence and Strategic Studies, since October 2024.
  • Research Officer: School of Internal Security, Defence and Strategic Studies, Rashtriya Raksha University, November 2022 – September 2024.
  • Teaching: Teaching Assistant, Centre for European Studies, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India – Course Code: CFES103, Course Title: Introduction to European Integration, Semester: June – December 2019.
  • Contributor to the Global Edition of “Introduction to International Political Economy” (Sixth Edition) by David N. Balaam and Bradford Dillman, Pearson Education Limited, UK, January 2014.
  • Contributor to “International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues” (Twelfth Edition) by Robert J. Art and Robert Jervis, Pearson Education Limited, UK, April 2014.