Academic Qualifications

Areas of Specialization

South Asia and Central Asia: Ethnic Politics, Trans- national Organized Crime and Human Rights

Teaching and Research Experience

3 Years and 23 Days

Teaching Experience  

1 Year, 10 Months and 23 Days

Lecturer  

School of Social Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University [From 11 July 2008 to 30 June 2009].

Lecturer  

Post Graduate Department of Political Science, Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar

[From 29 June 2007 to 31 May 2008]

Research Experience  

1 Year and 2 Months

Post Doctoral (UGC)  : 

School of Social Sciences, Guru Nanak Dev University

[From 1st July 2009 to 30th September, 2010].

Fellowships  

Senior Research Fellow :  

Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar[From 14 September 2003 to 13 September 2006].

 Junior Research Fellow  :

Department of Political Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar [From 14 September 2001 to 12 September, 2003].

Research Project   

Two

Post Doctoral Fellow :  

UGC Post Doctoral Project; 2009: “Suicide Terrorism In South Asia”.

 Co-Investigator  :    

UGC Major Research Project; 2009: “The Quandary of Human Trafficking: Kaleidoscope on Indian Punjab”.

Research Work   

16 Research Papers/ Articles

Published Research Papers/Articles: 12

In Foreign Journals: 02

In Indian Journals: 09

In Edited Book: 01

Research Papers/Articles on South Asia

1.

“Human Trafficking in Punjab”, Journal of Punjab Studies (University of California: Santa Barbara), Vol. 16 No.1, 2009.

2.

“Small Arms and Light Weapons: A Global Threat To Human Security and Development”, The Indian Journal of Political Science (Indian Political Science Association: Meerut), Vol. 69, No. 4, 2008.

3.

“Linkages between the Ethnic Diaspora and the Sikh Ethno-National Movement in India,” Faultlines (Institute of Conflict Management: New Delhi), Vol. 19. 2008.

4.

“Sikh Ethnic Uprising in India and Involvement of Foreign Powers,” Faultlines (Institute of Conflict Management: New Delhi), Vol. 18. 2007.

5.

“Group Identities, Nation-Building and Ethnic Response in Third World”, Punjab Journal of Politics (Guru Nanak Dev University: Amritsar), Vol. 27, No.1, 2003.

Research Papers/Articles on Central Asia

1.

“Human Rights in Kazakhstan”, The Journal of Central Asian Studies (University of Kashmir: Sri Nagar), Vol. 17, No.1, 2008.

2.

“Politics of Nation-Building and State-formation in Kazakhstan”, Pakistan Horizon (Pakistan Institute of International Affairs: Karachi), Vol. 59, No.2, 2006.

3.

“Ethnic Heterogeneity, Nation Formation and Treatment of Minorities in Turkmenistan”, Indian Quarterly (Indian Council of World Affairs: New Delhi), Vol. 61, No.3, 2005.

4.

“Ethnic Diversities and Nation-Building in Uzbekistan”, in Kuldip Singh. Ed. South Central Asia: Emerging issues (Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar), 2005

5.

“Ethnicity and Politics in Tajikistan: Process and Trends”, India Quarterly (Indian Council of World Affairs: New Delhi), Vol. 61, No.1, 2005.

6.

“Ethnic Fragmentation, Majority Nationalism and Nation Formation in Uzbekistan”, The Journal of Central Asian Studies (University of Kashmir: Sri Nagar), Vol.14, No.1, 2004.

Research Papers/Articles on General Themes

1.

“Civil Society in Perspective”, Third Concept (New Delhi), Vol. 20, No. 233, 2006

Research Supervision

M. Phil Dissertation:      One:         Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla.
Project Reports:            Four:         Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
Term Papers:                  Twenty:    Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Courses

1.

Summer Course on “Research Methods in Social Sciences”, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi,

from 26 August to 10 September, 2002.