ABOUT US | IP Circle

The Indo-Pacific Circle is a curated network of early and mid-career scholars from the Indo-Pacific engaged in shaping the emergent narratives of the region. The Indo-Pacific Circle has three main objectives:

Network & Build Community

Co-Create & Define the Indo-Pacific

Amplify Indo-Pacific Voices Around the Globe

If you are an early, mid-career scholar (aged 25-45 years) based in the region and working on issues concerning the Indo-Pacific, and would like to:

- Connect with other scholars from the region

- Amplify your expertise among the international IR community

- Get published on IPC’s platform

JOIN THE CIRCLE.

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OUR MENTORS

Dr. BEC STRATING

Dr. Bec Strating is the Executive Director of La Trobe Asia and a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, in the Department of Politics, Media, and Philosophy at La Trobe University in Melbourne.

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OUR HOST INSTITUTIONS

Council for Strategic and Defense Research (CSDR) is a New Delhi based think tank that combines rigorous academic research with policy advocacy and strategic consultancy. Read more

The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) has been one of India’s leading public policy think tanks since 1973. The Centre is a non-profit, non-partisan independent institution dedicated to conducting research... Read more

STEERING COMMITTEE

Dr. Happymon Jacob

Dr. Happymon Jacob is the Founder and Honourary Director of the Council for Strategic and Defense Research. Dr Jacob is Associate Professor of Diplomacy and Disarmament at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).

Lt. Gen. Hooda (Retd)

Lt. Gen. Hooda (Retd) is a Co-founder and Director of the Centre for Defense and Security of the Council for Strategic and Defense Research. Lt. Gen. Hooda was commissioned into the 4th Battalion of the 4th Gorkha Rifles in 1976 and initially served in Nagaland during the peak of insurgency.

Sushant Singh

Sushant Singh is a Senior Fellow at CPR. He was a lecturer in political science at Yale University (Fall 2019) and the Deputy Editor of The Indian Express, reporting on strategic affairs, national security and international affairs. He won the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Prize for Excellence in Journalism for 2017 and 2018.

Yamini Aiyar

Yamini Aiyar is the President and Chief Executive of the Centre for Policy Research. In 2008, she founded the Accountability Initiative at CPR, which is credited with pioneering one of India’s largest expenditure tracking surveys for elementary education.

Gaurav Saini

Rushali Saha

Amba Wattal

Bashir Ali Abbas

Devika Makkat