Editorial Team

Prof Harish K. Thakur is the Chairman, Department of Defence & Strategic Studies and Director at the Centre for Canadian Studies, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla-171005. He is also a former Chairman of the Department of Political science, Himachal Pradesh University. Currently Professor Thakur is also the Editor of Himachal Pradesh University Journal. He has so far authored over 15 books and has immensely contributed articles to reputed national and international journals. His area of specialisation is foreign policy and tribal studies

Professor Pt Deendayal Upadhyay Chair Univetsity of Allahabad Formerly HoD Political Science Kumaun University Nainital Several books and Articles published Member of Seven National Professional bodies 33 years experience teaching and Research M.A from School of International studies JNU PhD from BHU Varanasi Recipient of Career Award in Political Science UGC Chaired sessions in National and International seminars and conferences Formerly Editor of The Indian Journal of Political Science Supervised 28 PhD students Expert in selection committees of Several Univetsities and Publlic Service Commissions Member coordinator of NAAC Peer team to different institutions of Karnataka. Telangana. Chattisgarh Madhya Pradesh

I am Dr. Siddhartha Mukerji working as assistant professor at Department of Political Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow since November 2008. I have completed my undergrad from University of Delhi , and M.A, M.Phil and PhD in political science from JNU, New Delhi. I am a UGC/JRF/NET qualifier. I have published articles in UGC- Care listed, Scopus and Peer Reviewed Journals like Economic and Political Weekly; Indian Journal of Gender Studies: Sage Publications; Indian Journal of Public Administration: Sage Publications; Studies in Indian Politics: Sage Publications; IASSI Quarterly; Journal of Indian School of Political Economy; The Book Review Journal; GNLU Journal of Law, Development and Politics; Indian Journal of Politics; Political Discourse; Voice of Dalit; and Indian Journal of Political Science. I have written a book entitled India’s Software Industry: Politics, Institutions and Policy Shifts (2018) published by Atlantic Publishers, New Delhi. I have written several chapters in edited books which are published by Routledge: Taylor and Francis; Springer: Singapore; Rawat Publication; IGNOU and Concept Publishing Company. My International Projects include a project on “Real Estate Sector and Rural Migration: A Study of Lucknow” in collaboration between BBAU, Lucknow and Stockholm University, Sweden; and IndiaEurope EECURI (Explaining Electoral Change in Urban and Rural India) Project with London School of Economics and Political Science; Science Po (Paris); King’s Indian Institute, King’s College, London and Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) as key partners. I am recipient of Baden Wurttemberg Fellowship, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg, Germany (21 November 2016- 31 January 2017). I have presented papers at King’s College, London; London School of Economics and Political Science; JNU, New Delhi; Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and BHU, Varanasi.