DR. NANDINI BASISTHA

Dr. Nandini Basistha [MA (Double), M.Phil., D.Phil., Post Doc] is working as ExecutiveDirector, Interdisciplinary Institute of Human Security and Governance, New Delhi, India.Previously, she was Senior Assistant Professor at Amity Institute of Liberal Arts, Amity University,Mumbai; ICSSR Post-Doctoral Fellow at Centre for North East Study & Policy Research, JamiaMilia Islamia; Assistant Professor of South Asian Studies, Kurukshetra University; Senior Fellow atInstitute of Foreign Policy Studies, Calcutta University; UGC-SRF and UGC-JRF at Rajiv GandhiChair in Contemporary Studies, University of Allahabad; & Organiser at DRCSC, Kolkata. Sheauthored 2 books, viz. Narendra Modi & Northeast: Conflict Management through Development-Security Nexus (Delhi: Interdisciplinary Institute of Human Security and Governance, 2023) & Politics of Separatism (New Delhi: Vaibhav Publications, 2018) and edited 9 books. She published30 research articles in Sage, Routledge and SCOPUS-Indexed and UGC-Care listed journals andbooks from reputed publishers. She was Keynote Speaker, Guest of Honour, Resource Personand presented papers at 69 conferences in India, United Kingdom (2), Australia, USA, Singapore,Ukraine, and Philippines. She also regularly writes MOOC and other university E Contents, BookReview, Commentaries & Newspaper articles. She received “Best Paper Award” at 3 rd AnnualIIHSG International Conference 2023 and “Exceptional Women of Excellence” Award from WomenEconomic Forum, New Delhi, India in 2022. She is Reviewer of SCOPUS-Indexed Routledgejournal, Cogent Arts & Humanities (ISSN: 2331-1983) & Editorial Board Member of InternationalJournal of Bio Sciences and Technology (non-profit peer-reviewed open access InternationalJournal) and Philosophy, Economics and Law Review (International scientific journal, published byMinistry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and Dnipropetrovsk State University, Ukraine). She is GuestEditor of UGC Care – listed Journal, Third Concept: An International Journal of Ideas (ISSN 0970-7247). She is 2 nd rank holder in MA in South and Southeast Asian Studies from Calcutta University.After completing MPhil, she did PhD in Political Science from Allahabad Central University andPost Doctorate from Jamia Milia Islamia as ICSSR Post Doctorate Fellow. Except that, sheparticipated in Winter School on “Forced Migration” (UNHCR, Govt. of Finland & MCRG); SummerSchool on “Analyzing Quantitative Data on Indian Politics” (Centre for the Study of DevelopingSocieties, New Delhi); Winter School on “Life and Thought of Gandhi” (Indian Institute ofAdvanced Study, Shimla). She has expertise in Northeast Indian Politics, Peace and ConflictStudies, Refugee Studies, Women Studies, Human Development, Human Security, South AsianStudies, Identity Politics, & International Relations.