Dr. Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy

Dr Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy is an interdisciplinary Associate Professor in the School of Historical Studies/International Studies at Nalanda University. He is the first Coordinator of the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies at Nalanda University. Dr. Chaturvedy is als0 an Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Australia India Engagement (1AIE). Brisbane: and Adjunct Senior Associate Fellow at the Asian Confluence, Shillong, India. His research and teaching interests include India’s Foreign Policy, Bay of Bengal Region, India’s Maritime. Economic. and Business History. Maritime Security and Interconnections, South Asian History. Regional Security and Developments. China-Southern Asia Strategic Access, and Modern World History.

Dr. Chaturvedy was a Visiting Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Before joining RSIS. he was a Visiting Fellow at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in New Delhi. Prior to this, he was a Research Associate at the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore. He was Senior Assistant Director and was heading the Foreign Policy Division at the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) in New Delhi before moving to ISAS. Rajeev was a Global Emerging Voices (GEV) fellow in 2013: Young Strategists Forum (YSF) Fellow in 2012; a Professional Development Award recipient in 2009 at the Canadian International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa. Before going to Ottawa, Rajeev worked with the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) and the Indian Pugwash Society. He was also part of the Nuclear Cluster at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA.

With a diverse and unique work experience with eminent security and economic think tanks. development donor agency, and apex business chamber, Rajeev has done his Ph.D. in South Asian Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is qualified with the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Lectureship and Higher Research from the University Grant Commission (UGC). He also achieved NCC(National Cadet Corps) “C” certificate from the Naval Wing, and got “Sea Training” with the Indian Navy. Rajeev has participated in and presented papers in several international forums and conferences and has published widely on his subject.