Avinash Paliwal

Introduction

Dr Avinash Paliwal is Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Deputy Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute at SOAS University of London. Prior to this, he taught Defence Studies at King’s College London and was the Defence Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at the Regional Security Research Centre at King’s. He specialises in the International Relations of South Asia, Afghanistan, and Myanmar. His book, My Enemy’s Enemy: India in Afghanistan from the Soviet Invasion to the US Withdrawal (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017) is a definitive history of India in Afghanistan. He is currently authoring a strategic history of India’s ‘near east’ with emphasis on Bangladesh, Myanmar and China.

Dr Paliwal holds an MA and PhD in International Relations from King’s College London, and a BA (Honours) in Economics from the University of Delhi.

Areas of Interest and Expertise

• International Security; International Relations of South Asia
• Intelligence Studies; Migration and Security