Dr. Anit Mukherjee

Biography

Anit Mukherjee is a Senior Lecturer at King's India Institute, King's College London. He joined King's ten years ago, bringing with him a wealth of experience from his previous roles, including time as an Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and a Research Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi. Anit holds a PhD from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and has a postdoctoral background from the Centre for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on India's foreign and defense policies, civil-military relations, and strategic studies, particularly in the context of the Indo-Pacific region. As a former officer in the Indian Army and an alumnus of India's National Defence Academy, Anit combines academic insights with practical military experience. He has authored and co-edited several significant publications, including "Absent Dialogue: Politicians, Bureaucrats and Military in India" and works extensively published in high-impact journals. Anit teaches courses in Global Politics and Comparative Politics and invites PhD applications on topics related to India's military and foreign policies in South Asian security. His commitment to the field is evident through his teaching, research, and active engagement in academic discourse on civil-military relations and strategic issues in South Asia.

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