Harsh V Pant

Professor Harsh V Pant is a Visiting Professor at the King's India Institute under the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy at King's College London. He also serves as Director, Studies and Head of the Strategic Studies Programme at Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi, and Director (Honorary) of Delhi School of Transnational Affairs at Delhi University. His career includes visiting roles at institutions like Indian Institute of Management, University of Pennsylvania, and McGill University.

Research Interests: Professor Pant specializes in Asian security, Southeast Asian politics, Indian foreign policy, and security studies. His work frequently addresses weapons of mass destruction proliferation, Indo-Pacific dynamics, and global governance through the lens of India's geopolitical role.

Publications (15 most recent) highlight his expertise in international relations theory, focusing on India's strategic engagements, maritime governance in the Indian Ocean, and evolving Asia-Pacific balance of power. Subfields include regional security architectures, defense policy, and emerging power dynamics.

Projects include leading the Horizon 2020-funded Global India European Training Network, a Marie Curie initiative training PhD students in India-related global research. He has directed studies on India's nuclear force, BRICS dynamics, and UK-India-Pakistan trilateral research.

Media Engagement: Regular contributor to outlets like The Wall Street Journal, Japan Times, and The Telegraph, covering topics from Indo-Chinese border conflicts to India's Indo-Pacific strategy.