Dr. Chintamani Mahapatra

Dr. Chintamani Mahapatra is currently the Founder and Honorary Chairman of Kalinga Institute of Indo-Pacific Studies (KIIPS) and the Editor of India Quarterly. He was formerly the Rector (Pro-Vice Chancellor) of Jawaharlal Nehru University and Professor of American Studies at the School of International Studies, JNU. He was also the Editor of Indian Foreign Affairs Journal and a Tagore Chair Professor at Yunnan University of China. Dr. Mahapatra has authored four books, four edited/co-edited volumes, and has contributed chapters to over 30 edited books. He is also visiting faculty in several UGC-run Academic Staff Colleges, the Foreign Service Institute of the Ministry of External Affairs, National Defense College, Army War College, Naval War College and the College of Air Warfare, IMPRI.