Dr Amit Singh

Designation:

Associate Fellow

Areas of Interest:

Indian Diaspora, Southeast Asia and Southwest Pacific.

Current Project:

The conceptual and application aspects of India’s Diaspora Policy; ethnic relations and the position of Indian Diaspora especially in the Southeast Asian and Southwest Pacific region; role of Diaspora in bridging relations, the internal challenges faced by the Diasporic community in the host countries, such as ethnic and social conflicts, religious extremism, multicultural and affirmative action policies.

Education :

PhD from Southeast Asian and Southwest Pacific Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Experience :

He was a visiting Research Scholar at the Yayasan Strategik Sosial (YSS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He also taught Political Science to the undergraduate students of the Zakir Husain Delhi College and Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi.

Publications/Presentations:

Research Paper on “India’s Diaspora Policy: A Malaysian Experience”, in ‘Rising India in the Changing Asia-Pacific: Strategies and Challenges’, eds. by Prof. Ganganath Jha and Dr. Vibhanshu Shekhar, Published by Pentagon Press: New Delhi, 2012.
Research Paper on “India-Malaysia Strategic Relations”, in Maritime Affairs, Vol. 7 no.1, summer 2011, Published by Routledge: London.
Research Paper on “Problems of Indian Diaspora in Fiji”, in ‘Emerging India in Asia-Pacific’, ed. by Prof. Y. Yagama Reddy, Published by New Century Publications: New Delhi, July 2007.
Article on “India’s Look East Policy and the Indian Diaspora”, World Focus, October 2010, New Delhi.
Article on “Indian Diaspora as a Factor in India-Myanmar Relations: Implications for SAARC”, World Focus, July 2010, New Delhi.
Article on “Ethnic Indians in India’s Diaspora Policy” in the special edition of VIKALP, Published by Dr. Mookerjee Smruti Nyas on 11 February 2010.
Commentary on “The All New Myanmar”, Published by the NMF on January 04, 2011.
Commentary on “South China Sea Dispute and India”, Published by the SAEA Group, Singapore on September 25, 2011.
Commentary on “South China Sea Dispute: A New Area of Global Tension”, Published by the NMF on July 20, 2011.
Commentary on “India-Russia Defence and Strategic Ties”, Published by the National Maritime Foundation on April 23, 2010.
Commentary on “Indians Down Under”, Published by the National Maritime Foundation on 25 February 2010.
Commentary on “Threat to Multiculturalism in Australia”, Published by the Organiser on 9 August 2009.
Commentary on “Jeopardising Australian Multiculturalism” Published by the Voice of India on 7 June 2009.
Commentary on “The Indian Diaspora as a Factor in India-Malaysia Relations” Published by the Institute of Peace & Conflict Studies (IPCS) on 7 August 2007, Article no. 2349.

Dr. Amit Singh can be reached at +919811103698 / amitsinghjnu@gmail.com

Email:

amitsinghjnu@gmail.com