Achin Vanaik

Type of author:

Fellow

Role/Title:

Professor of International Relations and Global Politics, Delhi University

Vanaik is one of the leading analysts on globalisation, democracy and security issues in South Asia, a renowned specialist on nuclear arms, and and a co-founder of the Movement in India for Nuclear Disarmament (MIND), and South Asians Against Nukes. As well as a recognised academic, Vanaik also writes regularly for various national newspapers and was formerly the assistant editor of the Times in India. He is a co-recipient, with Praful Bidwai, of the International Peace Bureau's Sean McBride International Peace Prize for 2000.

Contact details:

Email: achin.vanaik AT gmail dot com

Location:

India

Areas of expertise:

Nuclear disarmament, nuclear weapon free zones, Indian security & foreign policy, Indian communalism

Languages spoken:

English

Media experience:

Achin Vanaik is frequently interviewed and contributes to The Telegraph (Calcutta), and The Hindu.

Selected publications:

New Nukes