M. Mayilvaganan

Biography

M. Mayilvaganan is an Associate Professor in International Strategic and Security Studies programme at National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS). He earned a doctorate degree from the school of International Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was previously a Visiting Senior Lecturer at Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, based at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where he taught South Asia in International Relations, Modern Warfare and International Politics. His past positions include Associate Fellow at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi (2006-2009) specializing Sri Lanka in particular and South Asia in general; Advocacy and Communication Officer at South Asian Research & Development Initiative (SARDI), New Delhi (2005); Research Assistant in the Regional Centre for Strategic Studies (Colombo) project “Terrorism in India” at South Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2004); Research Associate in the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS), New Delhi (2003), specialized on Kashmir issues.

Research Interest

Strategic and security issues of India's neighbourhood, Indian Ocean, China, Japan, US, Terrorism, and Climate Change. He has published several articles and commentaries on a variety of topics related to Asia. He has also participated in various international and national seminars and given lectures at various institutes, besides appearing for various print and visual media interviews.