Srinath Raghavan

Srinath Raghavan is a Professor of International Relations and History at Ashoka University and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at Carnegie India. His career spans academia, policy advisory, and military service. He focuses on contemporary and historical aspects of India's foreign and security policies, with expertise in strategic studies, modern South Asian history, and geopolitical analysis.

• Education: BSc from Madras University, MA and PhD from King's College London.

Research Interests include India's strategic history, U.S.-India-China dynamics, and South Asian security. He has authored influential books such as War and Peace in Modern India (2010), 1971: A Global History of the Creation of Bangladesh (2013), and The Most Dangerous Place: A History of the United States in South Asia (2018).

Scientific Awards:

• K. Subrahmanyam Prize (2011)
• Infosys Prize in Social Sciences (2015)

Notable Contributions include serving as Chief Editor of the Kargil War History for India's Ministry of Defense, advising on national security as a member of the National Security Advisory Board, and shaping policy discourse through roles at institutions like the Center for Policy Research and King's College London's India Institute.