Fellowships & Scholarships

• Non-Resident Fellow, Indo-Pacific Studies Center (IPSC), Australia | 6 May 2025 – Present
• Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) — UGC/MANF Scheme | December 2022 – November 2024
• Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) — Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF), UGC | November 2020 – November 2022
• UGC-NET in Political Science | 2018, 2019, 2020

Conference Presentations

• “Vulnerabilities along Sea Lanes of Communication in the Western Indian Ocean Region and Its Implications on Global Supply Chain.” National Seminar, Central University of Jammu, October 17–18, 2024.
• “The Rise of Asia in Global History and Perspectives.” International and Interdisciplinary Conference, Paris and Le Havre, France, February 9–11, 2022.
• “India and Its Maritime Security: Challenges and Prospects in the Indo-Pacific.” Virtual International Conference, Woxsen University & Forum for Global Studies, December 14–15, 2022.
• “Social Media and Online Radicalization: A Study of J&K.” National Conference, IIT Jammu, February 21–23, 2020.

Professional Development — Courses, Workshops & Training

• “The Changing Global Order” — Leiden University (via Coursera), Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. [Completed]
• “Research Methodology for Social Science” — National Webinar, Star International Foundation for Research and Education, April 22–23, 2023.
• “Research Methodology” — National Workshop, School of Business Studies & FIDC, Central University of Jammu, June 15–30, 2021.
• “How to Publish with Oxford Journals” — Training Session, Oxford University Press, June 10, 2020.
• “Forced Migration: Humanity at the Crossroads” — International Workshop, Sivanatha Sastri College, Calcutta & Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, July 9, 2020.

• Latief, T. (2025). “Grey Zone Competition in the Indian Ocean Region: Maritime Coercion, Strategic Ambiguity, and India’s Policy Response.” Comparative Strategy, Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1080/01495933.2026.2648515
• Latief, T. (2025). “De-Securitizing Maritime Development in South Asia: A Critical Security Framework for the Indian Ocean Region” has been published by Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.1080/18366503.2026.2653302
• Latief, T. (2025). “Subaltern Geopolitics: Rethinking India’s Indo-Pacific Role amid U.S. Strategic Reconfigurations.” Journal of Asian and African Studies, Sage. DOI: 10.1177/00219096251365482
• Latief, T. (2025). “Humanitarian Crisis to Security Threat: Understanding the Rohingya Migrants Issue and its Pertinence to Jammu and Kashmir’s Stability.” India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, 81(1), Sage. DOI: 10.1177/09749284241308162
• Latief, T. (2026). “Power Transition and Pivot States in the Geopolitics of the Bay of Bengal.” Discover Global Society, Springer Nature. DOI: 10.1007/s44282-026-00456-w

In addition to authoring peer-reviewed work, Dr. Latief serves as an Editorial Member of the Journal of Illicit Trade, Financial Crime & Compliance, contributing to manuscript review and editorial decision-making.

Research Publications

Selected Refereed Journal Articles — Published

• “Power Transition and Pivot States in the Geopolitics of the Bay of Bengal.” Discover Global Society, Springer Nature (2026).
• “India and the Strait of Hormuz: Strategic Vulnerabilities and Policy Responses in a Shifting Regional Order.” Journal of Defence Studies, IDSA (2026).
• “Grey Zone Competition in the Indian Ocean Region: Maritime Coercion, Strategic Ambiguity, and India’s Policy Response.” Comparative Strategy, Taylor & Francis (2025).
• “De-Securitizing Maritime Development in South Asia: A Critical Security Framework for the Indian Ocean Region.” Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, Taylor & Francis (2025).
• “From Peace to ‘No-War, No-Peace’: The Doctrinal Reorientation of India’s Maritime Strategy in 2025.” The Round Table, Taylor & Francis (2025).
• “Subaltern Geopolitics: Rethinking India’s Indo-Pacific Role amid U.S. Strategic Reconfigurations.” Journal of Asian and African Studies, Sage (2025).
• “Unseen and Overlooked: Women of East African Littorals Amidst Power Dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region.” Journal of Indian Ocean Region, Taylor & Francis (2025).
• “Red Sea Undersea Cable Disruptions: Internet Vulnerabilities and Emerging Geopolitical Risks in a Strategic Maritime Corridor.” The Round Table, Taylor & Francis (2025).
• “Radicalization in Jammu and Kashmir: A Theoretical and Empirical Appraisal of Internal and External Dynamics.” The Round Table, Taylor & Francis (2025).
• “Trincomalee Harbour in the Indo-Pacific: Strategic Significance and Contemporary Geopolitical Implications for India.” Journal of Maritime Research, SEECMAR / University of Cantabria, Spain (2025).
• “India-Iran Relations in the Evolving Indo-Pacific: A Contemporary Geopolitical Analysis.” Geopolitics Quarterly (2025).
• “Humanitarian Crisis to Security Threat: Understanding the Rohingya Migrants Issue and its Pertinence to Jammu and Kashmir’s Stability.” India Quarterly, Sage (2025).
• “Analysing Disaster Risk Reduction Approach and Opportunities for Enhanced Relations in the Indian Ocean.” Indian Journal of Natural Sciences (2024) [Web of Science].
• “Dams Construction in the Siang Valley and Its Influence on the Indo-Sino Border Dispute: An Ecological Perspective.” Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 30(6) (2024).
• “Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel in Indian Ocean Region: An Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Resilience in South Asia and Horn of Africa.” Electronic Journal of Social and Strategic Studies (2023).
• “Human Security Implications of Non-Traditional Maritime Security Threats in the Western Indian Ocean.” Innovation the Research Concept (2023).
• “Navigating Trade Barriers: India-Russia Economic Strategies in a Changing Global Order.” Res Militaris (2023).

Refereed Journal Articles — Accepted / Forthcoming

• “Myanmar at the Crossroads: Examining the India-China Geopolitical Struggle in the Bay of Bengal Region.” Journal of World Affairs, Wiley. [Accepted]
• “Pathways to Peace: Understanding the Role of Grassroots Movements in Countering Radicalization and Promoting Stability in Jammu and Kashmir.” Security Journal, Palgrave Macmillan / Springer. [Accepted]

Research Projects

• Principal Investigator — IKS Major Research Project, Ministry of Education, Government of India. “Traditional Coastal Navigation Practices in Cyclone-Prone Regions of India: Field-Based Documentation, Scientific Correlation, and Indigenous Maritime Safety Framework for Small-Scale Fishers.”

Intellectual Property

• Copyright — Cyclical Interaction Model of Radicalization for Jammu and Kashmir. Certificate No. LD-20250177728.

Book Chapters

• “Evaluation of Green Energy Transition in Indonesia: Implications for Peace and Sustainable Development.” In G20 and Energy Security: Road Map for Sustainable Development (From Argentina to Italy). CRC Press / Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1201/9781003476351-12
• “Assessment of Key Trends and Policies for Achieving Sustainable Energy Security in the UK: A Systematic Review and Future Outlook.” In G20 and Energy Security. CRC Press / Taylor & Francis. DOI: 10.1201/9781003476351-23
• “India’s Blue Economy and SDG 14: A Case Study of Coastal Sustainability and Maritime Resource Management.” [Accepted for publication]
• “Multipolarity in Practice: India’s Strategic Hedging through Institutional Balancing in the Indo-Pacific.” In The Ebb and Flows in Indo-Pacific Maritime Space and Actions. Sage. [Under Review]
• “Distress Equation between India and Pakistan: Way Forward.” In Changing Security Situation in Jammu and Kashmir & India-Pakistan Relations.