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PhD Degrees Awarded from 2005 till 2022 (For a complete list click here)

International Politics
Scholar		Title of the Dissertation		Supervisor	Year of Award
Gaurav Sharma		The Making of Three Indian Nuclear Disarmament Plans		Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2014
Vinita Priyedarshi		Assessing the Theory of Fourth Generation Warfare: Case Studies of Counterinsurgency in Northern Ireland, Andhra Pradesh and Punjab		Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2013
Atul Mishra Hari		Impact of Partition on Sovereignty in India and Pakistan: A Theoretical Study		Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu	2013
Shiv Poojan Pd. Pathak		Comparative Temporal Study of India‚Äôs Quest for Great Power Status: Analyzing the Neo-Realist and Social Constructivist Debate		Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu & Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2013
Vinayaraj V.K.		Self-Defence Strategies of Weak States, vis-√†-vis Strong Neighbours: Case Studies of Bangladesh, Jordan and Finland		Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2012
Ali Ahmed		India‚Äôs Limited War Doctrine: Structural, Political and Organizational Factors		Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2012
Meha Dixit		Human Security and Post-Conflict Reintegration of Child Soldiers: Disarmament Demobilization Reintegration (DDR) Programmes in Mozambique and Sierra Leone		Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu	2012
Sucharita Sengupta		The Impact of Domestic Factors on Climate Change Policy: A Comparative Analysis of India and China		Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu	2011
Neha Wadhawan		Globalization, Gender and Migration: The Political Economy of Domestic Work		Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu	2011
Happymon Jacob		Besieged Sates, Security Deficits and Defence Industry: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Israel		Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2010
Devika Sharma		Deviations From Westphalian Territoriality: A Conceptual and Historical Study		Prof. Varun Sahni	2009
Yasuyuki Ishida		The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), 1958-2000: Issues, Interests and Ideas		Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2009
Sangit Sarita Dwivedi		Pakistani and North Korean Alignments with China (1980-2000): Testing Balance of Threat Theory in Asia		Dr. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2008
Ran Vijay		State Policy, Resource Scarcity and Violent Conflict: A Comparative Study of Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Gaza Strip		Prof. Varun Sahni	2008
James R. Ruolngul		Politics of Regional Integration in the Third World: A Comparative Study of ASEAN, MERCOSUR and SADC		Prof. Varun Sahni	2008
Jayshree Vivekanandan		India‚Äôs Strategic Practice: A Case Study of Mughal Grand Strategy, 1556-1605		Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan	2008
Shailesh Kumar Chaurasia		Policy Positions within the Global South on the Issue of Green House Gas Emissions		Dr. Siddharth Mallavarapu	2008
Ajay Jawatkar		Transnational Advocacy Networks on Labour Rights: A Study of External Influence on Some Aspects of Indian Labour Policy		Prof. Varun Sahni	2007
J. Madhan Mohan		The International Politics of Humanitarian Intervention: A Comparative Study of Rwanda, East Timor and Kosovo		Prof. Varun Sahni	2007
Vivek Mohan Dubey		Impact of Global Culture on Weak States		Prof. Varun Sahni	2007
Narendra Kumar Tripathi		The Global Consumerist Society: Genesis, Limitations and Impact on World Politics		Prof. Varun Sahni	2006
Chabnur Dastagira Basha		Domestic Political Factors in The Foreign Policy of Coalition Governments in India in the 1990s		Prof. Varun Sahni	2005
Joshy M. Paul		Foreign Direct Investment in Japan‚Äôs Foreign Policy: A Comparative Study of India and Indonesia		Prof. Varun Sahni	2005
International Organization
Scholar		Title of the Dissertation	Supervisor			Year of Award
Aparajita Mazumdar		The UN System and Global Food Security: A Study of the Right to Food, Policy Advice and Food Aid	Dr. Archna Negi			2013
Nimisha Pandey		Civil Society and Inter- Governmental Organizations: Role of Non- Governmental Organization in the World Trade Organization	Dr. Archna Negi			2013
Manisha Sinha		The World Trade Organization and Exceptions to the Principle of Non-Discrimination: A Study of Institutional Responses	Dr. Archna Negi			2012
Geetanjali Chopra		International Non-Governmental Organizations in Post-Conflict Peace Building: A Select Study	Prof. C.S.R. Murthy			2011
Mallika Joseph		International Cooperation on Prevention of Crime: A Study of Interpol	Prof. Amitabh Mattoo Prof. C.S.R.Murthy			2008
Tuingayung Muivah		Gender in International Civil Service: A Study of Staffing Problem in the United Nations and World Bank	Prof. C. S. R. Murthy			2007
Chandra Jeet		Establishment of the International Criminal Court: Issues of Convergence and Divergence	Prof. C. S. R. Murthy			2006
Namrata Goswami		Just War Theory and Humanitarian Intervention: A Comparative Study of East Pakistan and Kosovo	Prof. C. S. R. Murthy			2006
Diplomacy and Disarmament
Scholar	Title of the Dissertation		Supervisor			Year of Award
Ramanuj Kaushik	Disaster, State Sovereignty and Diplomacy: Responses of India and Indonesia to the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami		Prof. Swaran Singh			2013
Surae Soren	India‚Äôs Energy Diplomacy: A Study of the Impact of Oil Procurement since 1991		Prof. Swaran Singh			2013
Arun Vishwanathan	Ambiguity in India‚Äôs Nuclear Decision Making, 1962-1998		Prof. Swaran Singh			2012
Gyana Ranjan Panda	Citizen Diplomacy in the US Foreign Policy: Jimmy Carter‚Äôs Role in Haitian and North Korean Crises		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant/Co-Supervisor-Prof. Chintamani Mahapatra			2012
Priya Naik	A Constructivist Analysis of India‚Äôs Climate Change Diplomacy: A Study of Norms		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2012
Anshu Joshi	Defence against Biological Weapon Use by Non-State Actors: A Comparative Study of Norms, Technologies and Civil Defence Systems		Prof. Swaran Singh			2011
Sanatan Kulshrestha	Negotiating Acquisition of Nanotechnology: A Study of the Indian Experience		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2011
Pradip Saikia	The Northeastern Region and India‚Äôs Diplomacy: A Study of Strategic, Commercial and Cultural Factors		Prof. Swaran Singh			2010
Medha Bisht	Multi-Stakeholder Negotiations on Security and Development: A Comparative Study of World Commission on Dams and Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2010
Saumitra Mohan	Regimes in International Relations: A Study of the Refugee Problem in South Asia		Prof. Amitabh Mattoo			2010
Avilash Roul	Negotiating Water Security: International and Regional Dimensions with Special Reference to South Asia		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2010
Sujit Dutta	China‚Äôs Post Mao-Diplomacy-Style and Substance in Border Negotiation with India		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2009
Satyabrat Sinha	Interpreting the Regional Security Complex Theory in the Context of South Asia‚Äôs Nuclearization		Prof. Swaran Singh			2009
Monalisa Joshi	Biological Weapons as Weapons of Mass Destruction: a Study of Technical and Political Dimensions		Dr. Swaran Singh			2008
Chander Bhan Yadav	US Strategy in Climate Change Negotiations since Kyoto Protocol		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2008
S. S. Tabraz	US Mediation and the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Negotiations Since 1992		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2007
Anita Bhatt	Hazardous Wastes Diplomacy of Brazil, India and South Africa		Prof. Pushpesh K. Pant			2007
Vyjayanti Raghavan	The Politics of Nuclear Bargaining: A Study of US-North Korean Negotiations, 1993-2001		Dr. Swaran Singh			2007
Reshmi Kazi	Evolution of India‚Äôs Nuclear Doctrine: A Study of Political, Economic and Technological Dimensions		Dr. Swaran Singh			2007
Ajay Lele	State Responses to Asymmetric Warfare: a Comparative Study of India, Israel and Sri Lanka		Dr. Swaran Singh			2007
Daniel Joseph Kuba	The Political Debate on Anti-Terrorist Legislation: A Comparative Study on India and United Kingdom		Dr. Swaran Singh			2006
R. Venkataramanujam	Indo- U.S. Diplomacy in Trade and Investment, 1981-98