Manish is Professor and Dean , School of International
Studies, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar. He has earlier
(March 2001- Dec. 2005) served as Associate Fellow with the
prestigious New Delhi-based defence think tank, the Manohar
Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and
an Officer on Special Duty (Dec. 2005 – March 2012) with the
Government of India. From March 2012 until October 2017, he was
Head, Department of the International Relations, Sikkim University,
Gangtok. At Sikkim University , Manish was also instrumental in
setting up Maulana Azad Centre for North East Studies, with a
research focus on India`s North East. The Centre published a
magazine, titled Bodhi, under his editorship.
He also holds various honorary positions: Advisory Board Member,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Policy Research and International
Studies at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; Visiting
Faculty, Naval War College Goa; Board of Studies of the School of
Foreign Affairs , Languages and Political Economy, Rashtriya Raksha
Shakti University, Gujarat to mention few.
Manish is a M.A., M. Phil. and Ph. D. from the School of
International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. His
areas of interest include foreign policy & strategic security
aspects. He has supervised various M.Phils and Ph.Ds. He is widely
travelled and has several publications, including a book titled
Jihadis in Jammu & Kashmir: A Portrait Gallery published by Sage.
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