Joined IDSA

June 2009

Expertise

Australia, Southeast Asia and the Southwest Pacific region, Asia-Pacific security.

Education

• PhD in Southeast Asian Studies (Southeast Asian & Southwest Pacific Studies Division), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• M.Phil on Australia (Southeast Asian & Southwest Pacific Studies Division), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• M.A. Politics (with specialisation in International Relations), School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Background

Dr Mishra earned his doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University. His doctoral thesis was focused on role of China in India’s Look East Policy. Most recently, Dr Mishra was a Visiting Fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), where he worked on ‘India-Southeast Asia Defence Relations’. In 2011, Dr Mishra was affiliated with National University of Singapore (Singapore) as a Visiting Fellow and worked on India and China’s engagement with ASEAN. He was awarded the Junior Research Fellowship (2005-09) of the University Grants Commission to pursue research in international relations. Dr Mishra was a Visiting Fellow, Australian National University (Canberra), Curtin University of Technology (Perth), Monash University (Melbourne) and University of New South Wales (Sydney) in 2007- 2008. During his fellowship at Australian universities, he worked on politics over nuclear issues in Australia. He has been a Research Associate at Centre for Air Power Studies on a Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India Project.

At IDSA, Dr Mishra is associated with Southeast Asia & Oceania Centre. He analyses the Southeast Asia section of IDSA’s weekly newsletter The Week in Review. Dr Mishra is the editorial board member of Insight Southeast Asia also.

Select Publications

• “Revitalising India-Myanmar Relations”, East Asia Forum, 3 July 2012
• “RCEP: Challenges, Opportunities for India”, The Jakarta Post, 2 August, 2013.
• “Growing ties with Thailand”, The Tribune, 7 April, 2012
• “Winds of Change: Warming up to Myanmar”, Deccan Herald, 23 January 2012
• “The Bali Challenge”, The Indian Express, 22 July 2011
• “Thinking Beyond Conventional Diplomacy” Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi, 10 February 2009
• “What’s Behind Curry Bashing” The Indian Express, 2 June 2009
• ‘India’s Antipodean Neighbour: Why Engaging Australia Matters’, Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, Volume 3, Number 4, October- December 2008, Cambridge University Press
• “White Paper Red Lines” The Indian Express, 8 May 2009
• ‘India-Vietnam: So close yet so far’, Centre for Land Warfare Studies, New Delhi, 23 December, 2008
• “Beyond the Boundary”, The Indian Express, 26 June 2008

Other Publications